Variety: 100% Negroamaro

Type: Salento Indicazione Geografica Tipica

Harvesting technique: manual, first ten days of September

Vinification: grape crushing-destemming and must fermentation at controlled temperature for 8-10 days

Maturation: in steel vats for about 6-8 months

Ageing: at least two months in bottle before marketing

Tasting: Intense ruby, strong, complex smell that starts with a thick mesh ofsweet and hot spices and develops through quince, cherry, leather, andhumus notes. Equally rich, round, encompassing, and soft taste,particularly due to ultra-fine tannins and a strong presence of savouryand fruity notes. Very long aftertaste, with recurring olfactory andtasting sensations.  

"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