GRAPES:
100% Primitivo
VINEYARD AREA:
A small 0.4 hectare parcel in Roselle near the winery, in the commune of Maruggio (Taranto province).
PLANT TRAINING AND YIELD:
The vines are “Alberelli Pugliesi” or free-standing bush vines. The average yield is less than 300g per plant. The plants are around 100 years old.
HARVEST AND APPASSIMENTO:
Late harvest in the second half of September, when the grapes have reached the right level of natural APPASSIMENTO, losing approximately 50% of their water content.
VINIFICATION:
After de-stemming, the grapes are not crushed, leaving the skins whole. During fermentation which takes place at a controlled temperature of 23-25°C, pumping over and rack and return are carried out to extract colour and soft tannins. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks for approximately 10-15 days, when it is halted naturally by lowering the temperature to avoid all of the sugars being converted into alcohol. After racking, malolactic fermentation is induced.
AGEING:
After malolactic fermentation, the wine is racked and placed in second passage French oak barriques for 10 months.
ALCOHOL:
14.5 vol. + 4.5% vol. (potential alcohol not transformed)
PRODUCTION:
The wine is only produced in the best vintages. 493 bottles have been produced of the 2020 vintage.
BOTTLE CAPACITY:
50 cl.