GRAPES:
1/3 Fiano, 1/3 Malvasia, 1/3 Sauvignon
VINEYARD AREA:
All three varietals are carefully selected from low-yielding vineyards located on our Estate the Masseria Borgo dei Trulli, in the commune of Sava, in the province of Taranto, southern Puglia. The vineyards lie in a particular area called “Pasano”, approximately 6 km from the winery.
PLANT TRAINING AND DENSITY
The vines are trained in the Guyot system. Plant density is around 4500 plants per hectare with an average yield of 2-2.5 kg per plant. The plants are an average of 15 to 25 years old.
HARVEST
Careful manual harvest in late August and early September.
VINIFICATION:
Each varietal is vinified separately. After a delicate de-stemming, the grapes are not pressed, but left to macerate on their skins for approximately 24 hours at 10°C to increase extraction of the delicate aromas.
The grapes are then gently pressed and approximately 60% of the clarified must is placed in stainless steel fermentation tanks. Fermentation is carried out using selected yeasts at a controlled temperature of 16°C and lasts approximately 10 days.
The remaining 40% is placed in new French barriques along with selected yeasts, for barrel fermentation. It will then remain in the barriques for an extra 5 months on its lees to extract maximum aromas.
AGEING:
40% in new French barriques for 5 months.
ALCOHOL:
13 %