TASTING NOTES
A bouquet of ripe black fruits with a spicy balsamic note.
Powerful aromatic flavour with well-structured, smooth, pleasant body. A clean spicy after-taste.
Serving temperature 18 – 20 °C.
Vineyard Characteristics
Plants Per Hectare: 4100 – 5700
Planting Type: Espalier with spurred cordon
Plants Per Hectare: 4100 – 5700
Harvest: Negroamaro end-September, Montepulciano mid-October
Method of harvesting: Hand-picked
Wine Yield: 70 q.li/ha
Vinification and Aging
Fermentation: Negroamaro at a controlled temperature with maceration of the skins for 10 days. Montepulciano at a controlled temperature with maceration of the skins for approx. 15 days
Aging: Negroamaro, malolactic and in steel tanks for 11 months and Montepulciano, malolactic and in barrels for 11 months. In bottles for 5 months