Salento Igt Rosso

Mon, Aug 17, 2009

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). 50% Primitivo, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon.

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 7 days in horizontal rotary fermenters. The wine matures in new French oak barrique for 12 months where it completes the malolactic fermentation.

APPELLATION	Salento Igt Rosso
VINTAGE	2003
GRAPE COMPOSITION	50% Cabernet Sauvignon – 50% Primitivo
TYPE	Red / Dry
VINEYARD	15 Ha., situated in the heart of the Salento wine appellation. 10 to 30 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	13.5%
PRODUCTION	50.000 bottles
AWARDS	WA 85 points / Gambero Rosso 2 Glasses
WINEMAKING	Cabernet and Primitivo 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 8 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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