BRUT CLASSIC METHOD - D'ARAPRÌ

Denomination : Quality Sparkling Wine

Vintage : NV

Alcohol : 12.5%

Region : Apulia (Italy)

Format : 0.75 l

Grapes : Bobino Bianco, Pinot Nero

Production area : San Severo.
Vineyard : Contrada San Biase, Contrada Cotinone and Contrada San Matteo - 1/2 + 2+ hectares 12
Soil type : clayey-calcareous, slightly sloping.
Exposure and altitude : South South-West, 80-100 meters. above sea level.
Training system and planting density : Espalier - 3500 plants per hectare, Apulian Pergola - 2000 plants per hectare.
Yield per hectare : 100-120 quintals per hectare, about 3-4 kg per vine.
Harvest period : end of August pinot noir and second decade of September bombino bianco, with manual harvesting and selection of the grapes.

Refinement and permanence on the lees : each bottle rests for at least 24 months away from light and air currents and shocks, at a temperature of 13 ° C, in the basement of our ancient cellar.
Degorgement : a la glace manually, with the addition of the dosage syrup, about two months before being marketed.

Color : bright straw yellow with a subtle perlage
Bouquet : ethereal bouquet with hints of lysate (bread crust). the olfactory picture, softened by aromas of dried wildflowers and plumped up by fruity hints of apple, yellow peach and orange.
Taste : the sugar dosage is deliberately kept low, 5 g / l, to preserve its fragrance and aromatic freshness. Delicately dry and harmonious, with a fresh and full-bodied mouth and aftertaste of toasted notes and panettone. It concludes with a clean and dry finish, with a refined one dryness that sucks up the initial sweetness.