GRAPE
Nero d’Avola 70%, Syrah 30%

 

ZONE OF PRODUCTION
Pachino (SR)

 

EXPOSURE
Nero d’Avola to the south, Syrah to the southeast

 

AVERAGE AGE OF VINES
Nero d’Avola 10 years, Syrah 6 years

 

CULTIVATION
Espallier, at a density of 4,200 plants per hectare
for the Nero D’Avola and 4,500 plants per hectare
for the Syrah

 

PRODUCTION
6000 kg. Grapes per hectare

 

GRAPE HARVEST
Manual, Nero d’Avola in the first ten days of
September, Syrah in the last ten days of
August

 

VINIFICATION
Elimination of stalks and fermentation in contact
with skins etc for two days at 7°C, fermentation
at 26°-28° with frequent re-circulation
and removal of the must, malolactic fermentation
in stainless steel, and successive
fining, 80% in steel and 20% in 20 hectolitre
barrels