PRODUCTION AREA Contrada Macellarotto in Camporeale countryside

SOIL hilly, with sandy loam and good presence of skeleton

ALTITUDE 500 metres above sea level

YEAR OF PLANTING 1998

TRAINING SYSTEM counter-espalier with Guyot pruning

VITICULTURE vineyard management in accordance with organic farming principles and bunch thinning during pre-veraison

PLANTS PER HECTARE 3.500

YIELD 50 quintals per hectare

HARVEST rmanual picking in the early morning and transfer to the cellar in small 8 kg. crates

FERMENTATION after destemming, the grapes ferment in small steel tanks at 23°C. During the 10-12 days’ maceration, daily breakage of the cap is carried out through manual punching down. After drawing off, malolactic conversion takes place in steel tanks with indigenous lactic bacteria

AGEING 8 months in French oak tonneaux, then 6 months in bottle prior to release

COLOUR deep ruby with slight purple reflections

ON THE NOSE varied notes ranging from fruity ones of blackberry, cherry and raspberry to spicy of clove, tobacco and rosemary

ON THE PALATE great structure with balanced acidity and fine tannins that feel silky, yet lively, so as to impart the wine with the right vibrancy and length.