PECORINO D'ABRUZZO DOC "ANFORA" 2018 - FRANCESCO CIRELLI

Denomination: Pecorino d'Abruzzo DOC

Vintage: 2018

Alcohol: 14%

Region: Abruzzo (Italy)

Format: 0.75 l

Grapes: Pecorino d'Abruzzo 100%

The Pecorino d'Abruzzo grapes from the owned and rented vineyards are harvested in crates and taken to the cellar.
Here the grapes are de-stemmed and then softly pressed.
The crushed grapes are then transferred to the amphorae for the alcoholic fermentation started with the foot de cuve previously prepared and started with indigenous yeasts.
Usually the wine does not macerate for more than 1 day.
The skins are then separated from the fermenting wine and pressed.
The wine naturally also carries out malolactic fermentation in the amphora.
The aging period in the amphorae is about 12 months.