GRAPES
100% Nero di Troia
VINEYARD AREA
The Nero di Troia grapes are selected form low-yielding, fully organic vineyards in the province of Foggia, in Northern Puglia.
AGE OF VINES
The plants are an average of 20 to 30 years old
PLANT TRAINING AND DENSITY
These vines are trained in the Espalier with spurred cordon system. The plant density is approximately 5.000 plants per hectare.
HARVEST
Careful manual picking occurs in October.
VINIFICATION
After de-stemming, the grapes are not crushed, allowing them to remain intact, reducing damage to the skins and optimizing colour extraction. Fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature of 23-25°C for approximately10 days.
Frequent remontage and delestage are carried out in the early stages of fermentation in order to achieve soft extraction of aromas and gentle tannins. After racking, malolactic bacteria are added to induce the second fermentation.
AGING
30% of the wine for 6 months in first passage American oak barriques.
ALCHOHOL
13 %