PINIO Salice Salentino Riserva

The Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera grapes are carefully selected from low-yielding vineyards in the Province of
Brindisi, in southern Puglia.

The vines are trained in the Guyot and the “Alberello Pugliese” system. Plant density is around 5.500 plants per hectare
with an average yield of 1.5 kg per plant.

The plants are an average of 20 to 35 years old.

Both grape varieties are manually harvested in late September.

After de-stemming, the grapes are not crushed, allowing them to remain intact, reducing damage to the skins and
optimizing colour extraction. The two grape varieties are fermented together in stainless steel tanks at a controlled
temperature of 23-25°C for 8-10 days.

Frequent remontage and delestage are carried out during the fermentation in order to achieve soft extraction of aromas
and gentle tannins. After racking, malolactic fermentation is induced.

Following malolactic fermentation the wine is racked and placed in second and third passage 500 litre tonneaux barrels
and left there to age for 12 months.