Classification: Red - Salice Salentino DOC - Riserva Grape variety: Negroamaro Alcohol: 14% Vineyard location: Cellino San Marco, Brindisi 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: last two weeks of September Fermentation: 50 hl French wooden vats between 22°C and 28°C Maceration: 20 days in stainless steel vats Malolatic fermentation: carried out into French oak barriques Barrel ageing: 12 months in 225 L French oak barriques Bottle ageing: 6 months
TASTING NOTES Bouquet: A full and persistent fragrance, notes of prune and cherry jam, white pepper and graphite Taste: Full body with great elegance and balance, wide and warm, with flavors of pulpy fruit, hearty. Lush and velvety tannins; long aftertaste, scents of raisins and almonds