Percentage of grapes: 100 % Gaglioppo

Vineyard: Cirò (Crotone district).

Surface area: 3 hectares.

Height: 200/250 mts a.s.l.

Exposure: south/south-east.

Growing system: espalier.

Year of implantation: 1987.

Soil: argillaceous, sandy.

Yeald per hectare: 70 quintals.

Harvest: second half of October. The grapes are selected and hand-picked.

Vinification: After removing the stalks, the fermentation continues at a temperature of 25° C.  Then the grapes are softly pressed by horizontal presses.

Refinement: At the end of the alcoholic fermentation, the wine is racked and left in brick tanks for 12-16 months and then in barriques for 6-12 months.  After bottling, the wine refines for a month before being put up for sale.

Alcohol: 13,5%

Organoleptic characteristics: deep ruby-red, full and persistent fragrance. Well-balanced and harmonic flavour with an evident typical note of the Gaglioppo varietal.