SALICE SALENTINO RISERVA DOC ‘SELVAROSSA’

Fri, Sep 19, 2008

VINEYARD: Old bushvines [Alberello], dry farmed and hand-pruned. 6.000 vines x Ha. Loose, sandy soil rich in iron, lying over a block of volcanic chalk (Tufo). 90% Negramaro, 10% Malvasia Nera.

WINEMAKING: Grapes are handpicked the third week of September and fermented into wooden vats at controlled temperature with selected yeasts. Maceration on the skins last for 10 days in horizontal rotary fermenters. The wine matures in new French oak barrique for 16 months where it completes the malolactic fermentation.

APPELLATION	Salice Salentino Riserva Doc
VINTAGE	2003
GRAPE COMPOSITION	90% Negroamaro – 10% Malvasia Nera
TYPE	Red / Dry
VINEYARD	30 Ha., situated in the heart of the Salento wine appellation. 30 to 50 year old Alberello bushvines, dry farmed and hand-pruned. Vine density up to 4.000 – 5.000 plants per Ha.
SOIL	Loose, sandy soil rich in iron, lying over a block of volcanic chalk (Tufo).
ALCOHOL	14%
PRODUCTION	100.000 bottles
AWARDS	WA 90 points / Gambero Rosso 2 Glasses
WINEMAKING	Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera grapes are hand-picked the third week of September and fermented into wooden vats at controlled temperature with selected yeasts. Maceration on the skins last for 10 days in horizontal rotary fermenters. The wine is then racked into new French oak barrique where it matures for 16 months. After completing the malolactic fermentation the wine decants in stainless steel vats prior to bottling.
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