IRPINIA FALANGHINA DOP

First vintage: 2002

Municipality of vineyards: San Mango sul Calore (AV)
Location: Fontana del Bosco

Cellar: Ancient Castle

Type: White DOP

Grapes: Falanghina 100%

Production area: company vineyards, grapes selected in the Fontana del Bosco area, north-west south-east exposure

Soil: clayey, altitude 350 m asl

Yield per hectare: 85 quintals

Training system: guyot

Harvest period: first ten days of October

Vinification: manual harvesting of the grapes. Soft pressing and contact between skins and must for a few hours. Fermentation in steel at a controlled temperature of the extracted must. After about six months of contact with the fine lees, the wine continues its refinement in the bottle

Organoleptic notes: Straw yellow with greenish reflections, floral aroma of hawthorn and white fruits. A dry,warm wine, well balanced and lively. after manual harvest in the first  week of  October, the grapes are crushed and the wine is, then, fermented in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature.Refining in bottle.