ASKOS MALVASIA NERA Classification: Red – Salento I.g.t. Grape: Malvasia Nera Alcohol: 13,5% Vol. Vineyard location: Campi Salentina, Lecce Vineyard Altitude: 70 mt. a.s.l. Soil characteristics: clay with limestone rock Training system: bush vines with Settonce system Vines per hectare: 5.120 Year of implant: 2000 Yields per hectare: 5 tons Harvest: third/fourth week of September Fermentation: 50 hl French wooden vats between 22°C and 28°C Maceration: 15 days in stainless steel vats Malolatic fermentation: carried out into French oak barriques Barrel ageing: 9 months in 225 L French oak barriques and 50 HL vats Bottle ageing: 3 months
TASTING NOTES Bouquet: complex, highly pleasurable on the nose, with red berries, chocolate, and plums aroma Taste: rich and persistent, with velvety tannins, a warm and elegant body