Production area
Phlegraean Fields

Soil
volcanic, very loose, trachytic and pumiceous.

Vine varieties
piedirosso 100%.

Cultivation
vineyards located on mid-high hills and cultivated with the puteolano or spalatrone pole system.

Harvest
manual harvesting in 20-kg crates starting from the 2nd week of October.

Peculiarities
the grapevine is ungrafted, that is not grafted on the American understock, and lives on its own roots.

Vinification
destemming and crushing are followed by a 7-day maceration with the peels; alcoholic fermentation at a 23°-25° C controlled temperature and following malolactic fermentation.

Maturation
bottled starting from the spring after the harvest.