Gift box red wine Carlo V., Veneto, Rosso dell Imperatore IGT, winery Colli Vicentini Vitevis 0.75l, 14.5%

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The gift box contains: 

1x red wine Carlo V. 
 

Wine made from grapes of Merlot and Cabernet grown in the province Vicenza, on hills,  with clay-limestone soil. The aging period is at least 5 years in the bottle. 
 

Vinification in red wine. The grapes are gently pressed and followed by fermentation with maceration on the skins under controlled
Wine color  it is ruby ​​red. The bouquet is complex with intense notes of spices, vanilla and a very strong aroma of ripe red fruit. The aroma is smooth, elegant with good structure.
We recommend serving ideally served with red roast meat, goes perfectly with mature cheeses 

Carlo V. (* 24.2.1500 - 1558) his wife, daughter of the king of Portugal, with whom he had three sons and two daughters. 
Carlo V was crowned by Pope Clement VII in year 1530 as ruler of the Roman Empire,  other titles acquired during his life were King of Sicily, Sardinia, Duke of Burgundy,  abdication in year 1556.
 
When Carlo V passed through the area where the Colli Vicentini winery is now located, Montecchio Maggiore area, he was 32 years old and already spoke 10 languages. He was well-known  as a hedonist and gourmet.
 
In the chronicles preserved in the Montecchio library, it is written that he was gifted with 9 barrels of good wine, a basket of white bread, 12 oxen, a hundred pairs of partridges and many roosters and hens, 14 pairs of peacocks.
 
His brother Ferdinando obtained marriage with Anna Jagiellon in 1526 and the Kingdom of Bohemia and Hungary.
 
Many years later, a wine label was created, which was inspired by the story recorded in the Chronicle and the story of the ruler of unforgettable flavors.
The wine is a selection of the Merlot and Cabernet varieties from the best vineyards
The 2013 vintage is ruby red color, a bouquet composed of notes of spices, vanilla and red fruit. It is then aged in barrique barrels for 12 months