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