Variety: 100% Negroamaro

Type: Salento Indicazione Geografica Tipica 

Harvesting technique: manual, first ten days of September 

Vinification: soft bunch crushing, cold decantation, fermentation atcontrolled temperature 

Maturation: in steel vats for about 5 months, after a short stay in large wooden barrels 

Ageing: at least one month in bottle before marketing 

Tasting: Intense and bright cherry red; smells of geranium and wild strawberry,with recurrent mineral notes reminding of gun barrel and wet rock. Verywell-balanced, impeccable taste, fruity and nicely savoury. Alcohol isperfectly integrated and its softness gives the wine an unrivalledpleasantness.

"VALESIO" VINEYARD DATA SHEET

Region: Valesio

Location: Torchiarolo (BR)

Origin: seized from Screti, treasurer of SCU

Altitude: 28 m. above sea level

Exposure: west - east

Soil characteristics: fully clayish

Planting year: 1994

Training style: trellis

Pruning style: rammed cord

Planting density: 1.90 x 1.30

Varieties: Negroamaro

Yield per ha: 10 tons

Harvesting time and technique: manual, first half of September