Red wines
V.Q.P.R.D. Controguerra Doc Passito Nicò
GRAPE
Montepulciano 100%.
ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS
Colour: Ruby red with a hint of garnet-red.
Nose: Intense, complex, almost ethereal, reminding of jam.
Flavour: Fat, harmonious, velvety, soft, highly persistent.
ORIGIN
The vineyards are located in the municipality of Controguerra, about 270 metres a.s.l.
COMPOSITION OF SUBSOIL
Medium-textured soil, tending to clayey.
CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANT EQUIPMENT
The vineyards are trained with a pergola abruzzese system with a density of approximately 1.100 stocks per hectare. The production per hectare amounts to 5.5 tons.
TIMES OF HARVEST AND WINE-MAKING
Grapes are harvested after a careful selection, generally during the first decade of October, and are left to dry on trellises for approximately two months. Once they are dry, grapes are stemmed, crushed and left inside stainless steel tanks. Maceration lasts 10-15 days. Once the malolactic fermentation is over, wine is poured into Slavonian oak barrels where it stays for 30 months, after which bottling takes place. Before being put on the market, this wine is refined in bottle for a further 24 months.
ANALYTICAL DATA
Alcohol 13.00% vol.
Total Acidity 5.40 g/l
DANIELE
COSTALUPO
LORÈ
LUMEGGIO DI BIANCO
PECORINO
PASSERINA
SAN BIAGIO 18
Visit us in Controguerra, a village built upon the hills of Teramo, where the majestic Gran Sasso dominates the area with the sea on the background.
