Denomination:

Vineyards' average age:
8 years.

Soil features:
Calcareous-clayey.

Plant breeding method:
Espalier.

Grape varieties:
Apulian Fiano.

N. of stools per hectare:
4.500 plants.

Grape yeld per hectare:
8.000 kg/ha.

Wine yeld per 100 kg of grape:
70 Liters for 100 Kg of grapes.

Vintage time:
(Late vintage) the last 10 days of October.

Vinification:
Stalks are removed from grapes and these are immediately cooled at 8° C then they are left to macerate for about 8 hours, finally they are softly pressed. To the must obtained, after a natural decantation period, it is added some selected ferments and the whole ferments at a controlled temperature of 20° C.

Wine refining:
Before the fermentation period ends, the wine is transferred into the wooden-barrels. Once fermentation is over, the wooden-barrels are filled up and bunged, they are shacked periodically in order to mix the marcs and after about 12 months the wine is transferred, stabilized and bottled.