Vineyards location: Guagnano (Lecce) and San Pietro Vernotico (Brindisi)
Extension:
Orientation: north-south (Guagnano); est-west (San Pietro Vernotico)
Altitude: 1200 ft.
Vine training: bush vines (negroamaro), spur pruned cordon (Cabernet, Montepulciano)
Soil: Calcareous, Siliceous, Clay
Total production (btls): 80,000
Vinification: Negroamaro and Cabernet grapes are harvested in mid-September, Montepulciano grapes at the beginning of October. After the maceration period the grapes undergo daily délestage and the juices are in contact with the skins for no more that 6 days. The temperature is controlled between 78-80 F. Malolactic fermentation is then carried out.
