ROSATO MARCHESANA

• VARIETY: Primitivo
• AREA: vineyard Marchesana, Gioia del Colle
• TYPE OF SOIL: red ferrous soil with underlying limestone layer
• GROWING METHOD: spur pruned cordon
• PLANTS PER HECTARE: 4 300
• PRODUCTION PER HECTARE: 90 HL
• GRAPE GATHERING: mechanical harvest during the first week of September
• MACERATION: soft pressing and brief maceration for 2/3 hours in the press
• FERMENTATION: 20 days in stainless steel tanks at 15°C
• AGING: 3 months in stainless steel tanks and 2 months in the bottle
• ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12% vol.
• RESIDUAL SUGAR: 5 GR/LT

TASTING NOTES

• SIGHT: intense and brilliant cherry-red
• NOSE: fine smells of fruits (woodland strawberry, raspberry and cherry) and flowers (rose, oleander) enhanced by hints of aromatic herbs
• PALATE: smooth, silky and round, with pleasant freshness and a sapid character. Persistent, lightly balsamic in the end