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TECHNICAL DATA
Grapes: 60% Aglianico, 40% Petit Verdot
Production zone: Carovigno – Puglia (upper area of Salento)
Surface of the vineyard: 70 m above sea level
Type of soil: tufaceous-calcareous Training system: spur cordon Density of vines: 4500 per Ha
Production per hectare: 5000 Kg Yield of grapes into wine: 60% Average age of vines: 8 years Harvest time: third decade of September
ANALYTICAL DATA
Alcoholic: 14 % V/V Total acidity: 5.35 g/l Dry extract: 36 g/l pH: 3.66
THE WINE MAKING
After manual selection of the grapes, the grapes are worked: after a period of pre-fermentation maceration for 2-3 days at 12 ° C, followed by fermentation at controlled temperature. After 7 days of post-fermentation maceration, the wine is transferred to new French oak tonneaux for 8/10 months. Bottle aging is 15 months.
TASTING NOTES
Intense ruby color, the flavor releases balsamic notes, berries and sweet spices. In the mouth it is enveloping and balanced, with a long dynamic and elegant finish.
