CIPPONERI

GRAPE VARIETY: Perricone (62%), Nero d’Avola (38%). Grown in the same vineyard - DENOMINATION: Terre Siciliane IGT - GRAPE GROWING AND WINE PRODUCTION AREA: Tenuta Ansaldi – Marsala - Sicily - NAME OF THE VINEYARD: Vigna Cipponeri - SOIL: Sandy texture, not very deep, with a good skeleton content. A yellowish, quite calcareous soil with an alkaline reaction. Down deep, the typical thin layer of calcarenite rock of marine origin, which assures the precious underground storage of water. The good balance of macro nutrients provides good vegetative strength - YEAR PLANTED: 2006 - ALTITUDE: 155 m above sea level - VINERY EXPOSURE: South-West - VINE DENSITY PER HECTARE: 4,545 vines (220 x 100 cm) - VINE TRAINING SYSTEM: espallier - TYPE OF PRUNING: short Guyot - GRAPE YIELD PER HECTARE: approx. 5 tons - HARVEST PERIOD: third week of September - TYPE OF HARVEST: by hand, in 15 Kg crates - SEASONAL WEATHER TREND: The extraordinary vintage of 2013 will be remembered over time for the perfect ripening of the grapes. The good autumn rain led to an excellent accumulation of reserve substances that allowed the vines regular vegetative development - The warm Mediterranean “Scirocco” winds allowed for good setting of the berries, while the fresh and dry “Tramontana” winds of the north accentuated the strong day/night temperature variations, favouring an excellent ripening of the bunches, and enhancing the perfumes and polyphenols above all - FERMENTATION: with maceration in stainless steel vats, pumping over and delestage - FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE: starting at 18°C and ending at 26°C - SKIN CONTACT: 16 days on average - Malolactic fermentation: Completely carried out - AGEING: In 220 L French oak barrels for 24 months - BOTTLING: at 15°C, under controlled atmosphere (nitrogen) - TYPE OF BOTTLE: Antique Bordeaux dark glass bottle, 75 Cl - TYPE OF STOPPER: single-piece natural cork, 49x26 cm - ALCOHOL CONTENT: 14 % Vol.