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The briefing was to create a consumer wine label for the German market, mid price section. Easy to recognize at first glance.

Vine varieties:
Sangiovese, Cesanese, Merlot and Montepulciano...

Wine making:
Castelli Romani Rosso D.O.C. in the hilly areas facing south-west or Rome and ranging from 180 to 380 metres above sea level. Volcanic and tuffaceous clay.

Tasting characteristics:
-sight:
Strong ruby red with purplish glints.
-smell:
flowery and intense.
-taste:
soft, harmonious and persisting.

Serving temperature:
16 - 18° C

To serve with:
pasta, meat roasts.

The so-called Castelli Romani are a group of small towns - some not much more than villages - in the Alban Hills to the south-east of Rome, between the Via Casilina and the Via Appia. Once, a castle stood on each hilltop, but in the Renaissance these were replaced with magnificent palaces for cardinals and noblemen.
The geological formation is of volcanic origin. Two lakes, fed by underground springs, lie in what were once craters: Lake Albano and Lake Nemi. The fertile soil of the hillside has for centuries been used for vines, producing the "Vino dei Castelli": Frascati, Marino, Colli Lanuvini and other DOC varieties.

There is some discussion as to the number of towns included in the "Castelli". The local tourist office lists 16: Albano, Ariccia, Castel Gandolfo, Colonna, Frascati,Genzano, Grottaferrata, Lanuvio, Lariano, Marino, Montecompatri, Monteporzio Catone, Nemi, Rocca di Papa, Rocca Priora and Velletri.