PASSAMANTE Classification: Red –Salice Salentino D.O.C. Grape variety: Negroamaro Alcohol: 13,5% Vol. Vineyard location: Cellino San Marco, Brindisi Vineyard Altitude: 70 mt. a.s.l. Soil characteristics: clay with limestone rock Training system: low espalier Vines per hectare: 4.545 Year of implant: 2010 Yields per hectare: 7 tons Harvest: first two weeks of September Fermentation: in stainless steel vats between 22°C and 28°C Maceration: 7 days in stainless steel vats Malolatic fermentation: carried out into stainless steel vats Barrel ageing: 6 months in 225 L barriques. Bottle ageing: 3 months
TASTING NOTES Bouquet: sour cherry and red fruits aromas, with light spicy note Taste: full, powerful, smooth and very long, with a well-defined acid streak which makes it fresh and pleasing