The red grape berry varieties, such as Bonarda, an “autochthonous” wine, also Barbera, Pinot Nero, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, and the white strains such as Pinot Grigio, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano and Chardonnay, represent the typical vines of the Oltrepo Pavese area.
CANTINE DI Mezzaluna uses these varieties to produce quality wines that express the true characteristics of the region, while offering an excellent quality-to-price ratio. In addition, the attractive tasting-room is the perfect place for sampling the produced varieties of wines , accompanied by typical local culinary specialities.
Spumante Brut I.G.P.
Organoleptic details
Colour:
pale straw yelow.
Buoquet:
intense, fresh and fruty, with notes of golden apple.
Taste:
fresh, elegant and tasty with excellent persistence.
Perfect accompaniment for:
meat and fish starters, delicate pasta and fish dishes, and as an hors d’oeuvre.
Serve at:
8 – 10°C.
Alcohol content:
12,5% vol.
Pinot Grigio I.G.P.
Organoleptic details
Colour:
straw yellow .
Bouquet:
elegant,intense and candid with both fruty and floral scents.
Taste:
well structured, balanced and dry with a present persistence.
Perfect accompaniment for:
vegetable hors d’,oeuvres and delicately flavoured pasta dishes, expecially with fish sauces. Ideal for serving with grilled or fried fish, large oven baked fish cooked in foil or in salt crust, or with plain boild shellfish.
Serve at:
9°-10°C
Alcohol content:
12,5% vol
Pinot Nero D.O.P.
Organoleptic Details
Colour:
pale ruby red, turning to brick red after slight aging.
Bouquet:
fine, intense and spicy with a hint of vanilla.
Taste:
harmonic, reasonably alcoholic, balanced and with good persistence.
Perfect accompaniment for:
braised and stewed red meats as well as game and seasoned cheeses. It becomes a refined wine of reflection when aged.
Serve at:
18°C after having left the wine uncorked, or decanted, for approximately two hours.
Alcohol content:
13.5% vol.
Vigna Rugà (Cabernet-Merlot) I.G.P.
Organoleptic Details
Colour:
ruby red.
Bouquet:
intense, with overtones of moss, liquorice, forest fruits and truffles.
Taste:
dry and perfectly tannic.
Perfect accompaniment for:
all types of dishes thanks to its excellent balance of alcohol, tannin and acidity. Ideal with meat-based pasta dishes, grilled vegetables and roasted or grilled white and red meats. Suitable for accompanying ethnic cuisine and whole oven-baked fish.
Serve at:
16°-18°C
Alcohol content:
13% vol.
Vigna Massone (Barbera) I.G.P.
Organoleptic details
Colour:
lear, bright, intense, ruby red .
Bouquet:
perfectly bodied, fruity, vinous wine with hints of morel and violet.
Taste:
marked, full and dry, yet slightly acid and tannic.
Perfect accompaniment for:
salami hors d’oeuvres, filled pasta and pasta dishes with meat sauces, white roast meats and grilled meats, plus fish dishes such as stockfish and polenta, mixed fried fish, grilled sardines and fresh water fish.
Serve at:
18°C after opening leave to breathe or pour into decanter.
Alcohol content:
13% vol.
Bonarda D.O.P.
Organoleptic details
Colour:
strong ruby red with violet or reddish-purple tones.
Bouquet:
fine, intense and clean, with marked fruity notes of almond and forest fruits.
Taste:
dry, bodied and persuasive, with good persistence. Medium spirituousness and perfectly tannic.
Perfect accompaniment for:
Italianstyle hors d’oeuvres with salamis, cheeses and grilled vegetables. Pasta dishes with meat filling and stronglyflavoured sauces. The still version, is ideal with roasted or grilled white meats and pork.
Serve at:
14°-16°C when young (ideally while still slightly cool from the wine cellar) and approximately 18°C when aged.
Alcohol content:
13% vol.
Spumante Brut I.G.P.
Organoleptic details Colour: pale straw yelow. Buoquet: intense, fresh and fruty, with notes of golden apple. Taste: fresh, elegant and tasty with excellent persistence. Perfect accompaniment for: meat and fish starters, delicate pasta and fish dishes, and as an hors d’oeuvre. Serve at: 8 – 10°C. Alcohol content: 12,5% vol.
Pinot Grigio I.G.P.
Organoleptic details Colour: straw yellow . Bouquet: elegant,intense and candid with both fruty and floral scents. Taste: well structured, balanced and dry with a present persistence. Perfect accompaniment for: vegetable hors d’,oeuvres and delicately flavoured pasta dishes, expecially with fish sauces. Ideal for serving with grilled or fried fish, large oven baked fish cooked in foil or in salt crust, or with plain boild shellfish. Serve at: 9°-10°C Alcohol content: 12,5% vol
Pinot Nero D.O.P.
Organoleptic Details Colour: pale ruby red, turning to brick red after slight aging. Bouquet: fine, intense and spicy with a hint of vanilla. Taste: harmonic, reasonably alcoholic, balanced and with good persistence. Perfect accompaniment for: braised and stewed red meats as well as game and seasoned cheeses. It becomes a refined wine of reflection when aged. Serve at: 18°C after having left the wine uncorked, or decanted, for approximately two hours. Alcohol content: 13.5% vol.
Vigna Rugà (Cabernet-Merlot) I.G.P.
Organoleptic Details Colour: ruby red. Bouquet: intense, with overtones of moss, liquorice, forest fruits and truffles. Taste: dry and perfectly tannic. Perfect accompaniment for: all types of dishes thanks to its excellent balance of alcohol, tannin and acidity. Ideal with meat-based pasta dishes, grilled vegetables and roasted or grilled white and red meats. Suitable for accompanying ethnic cuisine and whole oven-baked fish. Serve at: 16°-18°C Alcohol content: 13% vol.
Vigna Massone (Barbera) I.G.P.
Organoleptic details Colour: lear, bright, intense, ruby red . Bouquet: perfectly bodied, fruity, vinous wine with hints of morel and violet. Taste: marked, full and dry, yet slightly acid and tannic. Perfect accompaniment for: salami hors d’oeuvres, filled pasta and pasta dishes with meat sauces, white roast meats and grilled meats, plus fish dishes such as stockfish and polenta, mixed fried fish, grilled sardines and fresh water fish. Serve at: 18°C after opening leave to breathe or pour into decanter. Alcohol content: 13% vol.
Bonarda D.O.P.
Organoleptic details Colour: strong ruby red with violet or reddish-purple tones. Bouquet: fine, intense and clean, with marked fruity notes of almond and forest fruits. Taste: dry, bodied and persuasive, with good persistence. Medium spirituousness and perfectly tannic. Perfect accompaniment for: Italianstyle hors d’oeuvres with salamis, cheeses and grilled vegetables. Pasta dishes with meat filling and stronglyflavoured sauces. The still version, is ideal with roasted or grilled white meats and pork. Serve at: 14°-16°C when young (ideally while still slightly cool from the wine cellar) and approximately 18°C when aged. Alcohol content: 13% vol.