Arcano

Mysterious and evocative, our Arcano is a DOP Aglianico Riserva. With its deep red color and aroma of cherry, plum, and licorice, it captivates the senses. The taste is rich with a very persistent aromatic background of tobacco and black pepper. Arcano unveils its magic and restores balance, like a butterfly evoking springtime.

Aglianico Sannio Dop Riserva
Varietà: Aglianico 100%
Zona di produzione: Colline Guardiesi
Altitudine: 400/450 m above sea level
Tipologia dei terreni: Clayey-calcareous, rich in skeleton
Ceppi per ettaro: 3500/4000 vines per hectare
Anno d’impianto: 1990
Sistema di allevamento e potatura: Horizontal simple espalier with Guyot pruning
Resa per ettaro: 60 quintals per hectare
Epoca vendemmia: 3rd decade of October
Raccolta: Manual, in crates corresponding to phenolic ripening
Vinificazione: The grapes, after careful selection, are crushed-destemmed and subjected to fermentation in stainless steel wine vats with thermo-conditioning. Once the alcoholic fermentation begins, daily pump-overs are started to facilitate extraction from the skin of color and primary grape aromas. At the end of fermentation, submerged cap maceration begins: a very important phase because, in addition to prolonging the period of extraction from the skins, it facilitates color stabilization. This is followed by malolactic fermentation in second and third passage barriques.
Affinamento: 24 months, of which 12/14 in first and second passage barriques, the rest in bottle.
Caratteristiche organolettiche: Deep red color, complex aroma with refined scents of cherry, plum, and licorice. Dense taste with balanced tannins and a very persistent aromatic background of tobacco and black pepper.

Indicazioni per lo smaltimento

Glass bottle: gl71 – glass collection
PVC capsule: c/pvc 90 – plastic collection
Cork stopper: microgranulated cork – for 51 – organic collection
Cardboard: Paper – pap 20 – paper collection