FONTE DEL GELSO Taurasi Riserva DOCG

Aglianico 100% with at least 6 years of aging of which 22 months are in barrique.
Match with mature Montemarano podolic caciocavallo cheese, roasted chestnuts from Montella. Sliced wild boar or pork.

Bottle:

1,5 / 0,75 L

Glass:

Ballon

Temperature:

16-18 °C

Wine making process:

When fully ripen, the grapes, are destemmed and pressed, fermented with an intense maceration. The next steps are malolactic fermentation and ageing in French oak barriques for a period of 18- 22 months, then there is an extra period of maturation of 3 years in stainless steel barrels and a refinement of about a year and half in bottle.

Average annual production:

Around 3.000 bottles

Organoleptic features:

Red intense ruby colour, vivid and at the same time dark and impenetrable. Spicy flavours of pepper, nutmeg and balsamic notes. Low acidity, intense tannin. The elegant taste derives from the long period in the French oak barriques. It is perfect with roasted meat dishes and mature cheeses.

Grape variety:

Aglianico (100%)

Production area:

In contrada Iampenne / Chianzano In Montemarano

Grape Production per hectare:

45 ql./ha with kg. 1,50 for plant