The color is a deep ruby red with garnet reflections.

On the nose, it is intense and refined; it is a wine that requires aeration to fully reveal its aromas of ripe fruit. However, the tertiary notes from wood aging are predominant, offering delicate vanilla, sweet liquorice, nutmeg, and soft spices that express themselves as the wine rests.

Warm and supple, it is powerful and well-balanced, yet clearly possesses a long life ahead for further bottle maturation. The retro-olfactory notes of vanilla beautifully accompany each subsequent sip. An important wine that demands pairings capable of supporting its structure: game dishes—wild boar, for example—or other hearty meat courses. In the finest tradition of Nizza Monferrato, it should always be tried with a traditional bagna cauda (with garlic and no cream!).