GRAPE VARIETY | Aleatico 100% |
PLANTING TYPE | Espalier |
PLANTS PER HECTARE | 3800 |
AVERAGE YIELD PER HECTARE | 40 quintals |
HARVESTING PERIOD | Mid-September |
HARVESTING METHOD | Hand-picked onto special racks |
FERMENTATION METHOD | With skins at controlled temperature |
METHOD OF REFINEMENT | 12 months in steel vats |
Serving temperature 14 °C
EYE | A bright brick colour |
NOSE | A note of ripe fruit, above all of plums dried in the sun, with a balsamic aroma of sage |
PALATE | Warm, strong, harmonious, sweet flavour with good acidity and tannin which make it age-worthy and prevent it from being too cloying |