TASTING NOTES
Colour: deep ruby red.
Bouquet: aromatic complexity with hints of red berries and subtle spicy sensation.
Flavour: elegant and intense, pleasantly warm with soft tannins.
Vineyard Characteristics
Production: Seclì (Lecce)
Year of planting: 2005
Exposure: south-east
Altitude: 76 MSL
Soil type: medium-textured, with higher proportion of clay.
Plant density: 4000-4500 plants per ha.
Training system: spurred cordon (m 2,2 x 1).
Vintage period: mid-September.
Method of harvesting: hand picking in small baskets.
Grape yield: 7 t/ha
Wine yield: 50 hl/ha
Vinification and Aging
Pressing: crusher/destemmer
Fermentation: stainless steel tanks.
Fermentation temperature: 22°C
Fermentation time and maceration with skin contact: 15 days
Malolactic fermentation: spontaneous in steel tanks.