NIGRA Designation: Salento IGP Grape varieties: Negroamaro Alcohol by volume: 13,5% Oenologist: Goffredo Agostini – Gruppo Matura VINEYARD CHARACTERISTICS Production:?Secl? (Lecce) Year of planting:?2005 Exposure: east Altitude: 76 MSL Soil type: medium-textured, with higher proportion of clay. Plant density: 4000-4500 plants per ha. Training system: spurred cordon (m 2,2 x 1). Vintage period:?mid-September. Method of harvesting: hand picking in small baskets. Grape yield: 12 t/ha Wine yield: 90 hl/ha VINIFICATION AND AGING Pressing:?crusher/destemmer Fermentation:?stainless steel tanks. Fermentation temperature:?27?C Fermentation time and maceration with skin contact: 20 days Malolactic fermentation:?spontaneous in steel tanks. Aging:?12 months in steel tanks. Related
