EAGLE OF VULTURE
Grape variety: |
100% Aglianico del Vulture |
Classification: |
D.O.C. Basilicata |
Production area: |
Mount Vulture Area, Venosa (PZ), Basilicata |
Production year: |
2017 |
Vineyard Altitude: |
mt 450 a.s.l. |
Vitated Surface of the company: |
About 10 hectares |
Layout of the Vineyards: |
Hill |
Year of planting: |
1995 |
Breeding system: |
Backrest |
Pruning: |
Simple Guyot |
Planting density: |
No. 4,400 strains/Ha |
Land type: |
Soil of volcanic origin, loose and dry, with good structure, essentially tuffaceous and with the typical color of pozzolanic soils, also endowed with a good presence of minerals. |
Harvest time: |
Second/third decade of October. |
Collection: |
Performed by hand in cassettes. |
Grape yield per hectare: |
70 q. li / Ha |
Vinification: |
Destemming, followed by 15 to 20 days of maceration with the skins at a temperature of 23°/25°C; Alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation performed in barrels for 10/12 months. |
Refinement and maturation: |
It is passedfor a period of 10-12 months in barriques, then left to mature in stainless steel tanks until pre-bottling. |
Time of bottling: |
It is usually timed to coincide with the cool season of spring and then put on the market after it has spent at least six months aging in the bottle. |
Alcohol content: |
14.5% Vol. |
Aging capacity: |
8 to maximum 10 years. |
Era of maximum expression: |
After the third, fourth year after harvest. |
Recommended serving temperature: |
16° – 18° C. |
Recommended pairings: |
Grilled meats, roasts, game and aged cheeses. |
Organoleptic characteristics: |
Intense ruby red color 6 with hues tending toward orange as aging continues. Hints of ripe fruit, bitter almond, berries, chocolate and vanilla; elegant on the palate, round and soft: well structured with the presence of noble and ripe tannins. |