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Tasting Notes:
Acidic, Anise, Cherry, Dark Fruit
Food Pairing:
Beef, Cheese - Hard Aged, Mushrooms
ABV:
13%
Type: red wine
Appellation: Campania I.G.T.
Grape Aglianico 100%
First vintage produced: 2009
Vineyard location: Castelfranci, Venticano, Bonito (Avellino)
Altitude: 550 meters a.s.l. for the vineyards located in Castelfranci, 300 meters a.s.l. for the vineyards located in Venticano and 400 meters a.s.l. for the vineyards located in Bonito
Vine Training/Pruning: guyot, cordon spur, pergola avellinese (typical in Avellino area)
Vineyard design: 2.500 vines/hectare
Grape yield: 80 quintals/hectare
Type of soil: marly-clay, medium clay, silty-clay
Harvest time: last week of October
Wine making: in stainless steel tanks with daily pumping over and skin contact for about a week
Aging: after raking, 50% of the wine matures in French oak barrique of second and third passage for about 6 months, 50% remains in stainless steel tanks on fine lees for the same time period
Fermentation in stainless steel tanks at 25-27°C
$17.49