Zero Paestum Aglianico IGT
Zero reveals aromas of plum and blackberry, accompanied by notes of black pepper and cocoa. Soft and full of ripe fruit and jam on the palate, it is at the same time powerful, with good tannins and savoury freshness.
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Category
Still Red Wine
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Grape varieties
100% Aglianico
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Region
Italy, Campania
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Appellation
Paestum IGT
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Vineyard
Estate
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Vinification
Hand harvest, where 20% of grapes are harvested one week earlier, placed on drying shelves until the stems become brown. Then the rest of grapes are harvested, all grapes are destemmed and foot crushed, to keep the tannins. Fermented with spontaneous yeast in an open tank. Malolactic fermentation.
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Ageing
3 years in 500-liter wooden barrels, mostly 2nd and 3rd passage and some even older. Unfined. No sulfites added until bottling. One year aged in bottle before its release.
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Soil
Schist with limestone, clay, sandstone, and marl base
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Age of The Vines
Up to 58 years
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Production
2,500 bottles/year