VARIETY: 100% Francavilla
VINEYARD LOCATION: Ostuni, 300 m a.s.l.
AGE OF VINES: 60 years
TRAINING SYSTEM: Guyot-trained espalier
PLANTING DENSITY: 5,000 vines per hectare
SOIL TYPE: Silty clay with a strong presence of calcareous skeleton, calcium carbonates, and iron and aluminum oxides and hydroxides
YIELD PER HECTARE: 45 quintals per hectare
HARVEST PERIOD: First half of September
HARVEST METHOD: Staggered according to grape ripeness, manual harvest in 20-kg crates VINIFICATION: Pre-fermentation maceration on the skins at a controlled temperature of 6–8°C for 36/48 hours. Soft pressing with nitrogen saturation, fermentation in stainless steel at a controlled temperature of 15°C
MATURATION: On fine lees in stainless steel for 5 months with weekly bâtonnage
AGING: In bottle for a minimum of 2 months
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 10–12°C
TASTING NOTES: Bright straw yellow with golden reflections.

Complex and intense; citrus aromas, with grapefruit in the forefront, are enhanced by delicate floral notes. On the palate, beautiful texture with intense viscosity yet balanced by good acidity; a wine with pleasant sapidity. Pronounced persistence. Exceptional consistency between nose and palate, giving this wine a unique personality.