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 7 days in horizontal rotary fermenters. The wine is then racked into new French oak barrique where it matures for 10 months. After completing the malolactic fermentation the wine decants in stainless steel vats prior to bottling.
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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.
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