TITLE: ARCANO

APPELLATION: Aglianico del Sannio DOP Riserva

PRODUCER: Terre Stregate

REGION: Campania

SHORT_DESC: It originates from the Guardiesi Hills with an altitude of 400/450 m asl on clayey-calcareous soils, rich in skeleton. The harvest takes place the third decade of October. Harvesting by hand in crates at the phenolic maturation.

OVERVIEW_VARIETAL: 100% Aglianico

OVERVIEW_PROCESS: The grapes, after careful selection, are crushed and destemmed and fermented in stainless steel temperature-controlled wine tanks. Once the alcoholic fermentation is started, daily pumping is started in order to facilitate the extraction from the skin of the primary color and aromas of the grape. At the end of fermentation, the process proceeds to submerged cap maceration, a very important phase because, in addition to prolonging the period of extraction from the skins, it facilitates color stabilization. A malolactic fermentation follows in second and third passage barriques. 24 months of which 12/14 in barriques of first and second passage, the rest in the bottle.

OVERVIEW_SERVING_TEMP: 60 - 65 °F

OVERVIEW_ALCOHOL: 14.0%

PROFILE_COLOR: The color is deep red

PROFILE_NOSE: Complex aroma with its refined aromas of cherry, plum and licorice

PROFILE_FINISH: Dense with balanced tannins and a very persistent aromatic base of tobacco and black pepper.

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PAIRING: White meats and poultry dishes, medium aged cheeses, grilled fish and seafood pasta.

SEVENFIFTY_LINK:

TECHNICAL_SHEET_URL: /s/Terre-Stregate-2.pdf

SHELF_TALKER_URL: /s/Terre-Stregate-2-43tc.pdf