2018
Primalaterra 2018
Cilento Aglianico Dop
Primalaterra is the time it takes, the time dictated by the earth and the sky, rather than by men. It is the Aglianico that is free to sleep, to wake up when it wants to, to stretch out a little and calmly, very calmly, come out of the cellar where it has been resting.
Grape variety Aglianico 100%
Rockstoks Paulsen 775 e 1109
Certification Dop
Vineyard Vigna del Ciglio, Comune di Rutino, foglio 12 particelle 20 e 21
Exposure South-southwest
Soil Medium-textured clay-limestone Cilento Flysch
Training System Guyot
Grape yield 3000 kg per hectare
Planting layout and density 220cm between rows, 80/90cm within rows, for 5050 plants per hectare.
Planting Year 2003. 2004, 2010
Harvest Hand picked
Harvest period Terza settimana di settembre
Fermentation Spontaneous
Maceration 20 days in stainless steel tanks
Refinement 22 months in 10.6hl oak barrels, 24 months in bottle”
Filtration 5 micron
Stopper Natural cork
Bottle Burgundy bottle 750ml
Sulfites No sulfites added
Yeast No yeast added
Yield ~ 1400 bottles
SERVING
Temperature 14°-18°
Oxygenation 20 minutes
Sediments A strainer is recommended for the bottle’s bottom.
Decanting not necessary, but recommended
ANALYTICAL VALUES
Alcol 14,5%
Reducing sugars 8 g/L
Total Dry Extract 41,9 g/l
Total acidity (tartaric acid) 7,31 g/l
Ph 3,34
Volatile acidity 0.85
Total sulfur dioxide 2.8 mg/L (less than 10 mg/L – exempt from the requirement to label ‘Contains sulfites’)
Availability
Avalaible