SORMA – OTTAVIANELLO IN PUREZZA YEAR 2018 - 1200 BOTTLES Beautiful ruby colour of great luminosity. The nose is stunningly beautiful: refined aromas of ripe blackberry and cassis on the attack, followed by tones of wild strawberries, mentholated notes and aromatic herbs, and a precious touch of English leather that makes it even more noble. In the mouth it is savoury, full-bodied, with an elegant balance between freshness and perfectly ripe tannin. Completing the harmony is a long, intense finish with hints of Mediterranean scrub.   Cultural data Grapes: 100% Ottavianello Production area: Upper Salento, 70 metres above sea level. Soil type: calcareous tufa soil Training system: spurred cordon Stump density: 4,000 plants/Ha Production per hectare: 45 quintals Grape yield in wine: 50% free-run must Harvest time: first ten days of October Vinification and Ageing Harvest: By hand in boxes after submaturation on the plant by choking the stalk. Manual selection of the grapes in the cellar and subsequent shelling. Vinification: Maceration with the skins for 7-10 days. Before fermentation at a controlled temperature with continuous pumping over, gentle racking and end of fermentation in barriques, where refinement will continue. Analytical data Alcohol content: 12.5% Vol. PH: 3,48 Total acidity: 5.4 g/l Residual sugar content 3 g/l Dried extract: 33 g/l