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PECORINO COLLINE PESCARESI IGP

FOSSO CANCELLI

Pecorino grapes selected from the vineyards of Pianella and Loreto Aprutino are crushed using a small crusher-de-stemmer and an old press. The must is then part of the must is transferred to terracotta amphorae and partly put in old French oak tonneaux. Fermentation takes place with the use of selected indigenous yeasts obtained from the vineyard sites. After seven to ten days the wine is racked and left to age on fine lees in 15hl Slavonian oak barrels and terracotta amphorae. The élevage lasts two years at which time the wine is racked and bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Classification: Colline Pescaresi IGP

Production Area: Pianella - Loreto Aprutino

Grape Variety: Pecorino 100%

Soil: Loam-Clay

Altitude: 250masl

Farming Method: Sustainable

Training Method: Pergola Abruzzese and Cordon - Double Guyot

Year of Implantation: 2000 and 2011

Yield per Hectare: 12,000 Kg per Ha

Harvest Period: August and September

Serving Temperature: 10°C