Awards and acknowledgments
Description:
Denomination: Irpinia Aglianico DOC
Grape variety: 100% Aglianico Vineyard location: Tufo area, Santa Lucia
hamlet
Exposure and altitude: mainly oriented south-west at an altitude of 300 meters above sea level
. Nature of the soil: clay-limestone, sulfur
. vine: spurred cordon
Plantation density: 3,000 plants per hectare
Average age of the vine: from 20 to 50 years
Yield per hectare: 70 quintals per hectare
Harvest: handmade at the end of October
Average quantity of bottles: 6,000
Bottle size: 0.75 l
Alcohol content: generally 13 °
Vinification technique:
The grapes are selected, de-stemmed and left to ferment with selected native yeasts in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature. Maceration on the skins takes place at a relatively high temperature and is completed in about ten days. The goal is to obtain color and tannins while keeping the fruitiness alive. The wine is then stored in third passage barriques for about six months. Malolactic fermentation occurs naturally with the normal increase in temperatures in the spring following the harvest. The wine then rests in the bottle for another 4 months before being marketed.
Organoleptic description:
A brilliant wine, ruby red in color. The nose is an intense and complex wine, with notes of wild berries, rose petals and sweet spices. In the mouth, it is soft, fresh and savory, with fine and velvety tannins.
Pairing:
Particularly appropriate with game and aged cheeses. In Irpinia, its homeland, it is often drunk with grilled meats and porcini mushrooms as well as with local cured meats such as soppressata or capocollo.
Serving temperature: 16 – 18 ° C
Curiosity:
Our Irpinia Aglianico Doc is produced from grapes from ancient vineyards of Tufo, with plants of 50 years of age!
With a very low yield per hectare, we produce around 6000 bottles per year.
