Type: Quality Sparkling Wine
Grape variety: Negroamaro
Production area: Salento
Soil type: Calcareous-clay
Harvest period: Last ten days of August-first ten days of September
Vinification: From the soft pressing of the whole grapes, the flower must is obtained which,following separation and clarification, is fermented in steel tanks at a temperature of about 14-16 ° C, thus preserving its aroma and acidity
First ageing: In Steel tank
Second ageing on the yeast: In bottle for two years
Dosage : Brut
Serving temperature: 7°- 8° C
Appearance: Straw yellow with greenish reflections with fine and persistent perlage.
Nose: Floral notes, fruity nuances of white pulp fruit, citrus and fresh, with fragrant and decisive notes of fresh bread crust.
Taste: Slender and dynamic body with a structure rich in freshness and flavor, with a long and elegant persistence, underlined by creamy and delicate bubbles that enhance the olfactory notes adding in the finish a pleasant note of crunchiness typical of Negroamaro.
Pairings: From delicious aperitifs of land or sea, to fish dishes, or delicate meats, stews of molluscs and crustaceans, risotto with chicken giblets, or porcini mushrooms, sirloin with beaten herbs, also combined with cold cuts and cheeses of various kinds.
Negroamaro and the White you don’t expect!
A red grape that gives you a wine in a brand-new, pure guise: a Blanc de Noir Quality Sparkling Wine, truly unforgettable!
Once again, Negroamaro surprises us by revealing another of its “Lively Souls.”
Thanks to the early harvest, an excellent vintage, and a very low yield of up to 40%, we obtain grapes with perfect acidity and balance. Combined with the right aging on the lees and an elegant secondary fermentation, this results in delicate, refined, and elegant bubbles.