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VIGNA
GRANDE CERZITO
TAURASI RISERVA
DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE CONTROLLATA E GARANTITA
TAURASI RISERVA VIGNA GRANDE CERZITO IS A CRU OF ONE HECTAR OF
AGLIANICO GRAPES, PLANTED IN 2004 ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE
DOMAINE. THE SOIL, ORIGINATED BY ASHES AND PUMICES, IS VOLCANIC,
NOT CALCAREOUS, WELL DRAINED, DEEP AND WITH ROUGH TEXTURE.
THESE CONDITIONS ALLOW AN ELEVATED AVAILABILITY OF OXYGEN FOR
THE ROOTS. THE VINEYARD, SITUATED AT 440 METRES OF ALTITUDE WITH A
SLOPE OF 15%, HAS A DENSITY OF 5.000 PLANTS PER HECTAR AND IS
CULTIVATED WITH A SPURRED CORDON PRUNING. VIGNA GRANDE CERZITO
IS CHARACTERIZED BY REFINED FLAVOURS OF CHERRY, PLUM AND
CHOCOLATE AND BY A FULL AND DELICATED STRUCTURE. IT IS VERY
LONG-LIVED AND BECOMES MORE FINE AND ELEGANT YEAR BY YEAR,
COMPLETING ITS PROFILE WITH FRESH NOTES OF MINT, EUCALYPT
AND INCENSE.
TECHNICAL INFORMATIONS
Grape variety
Aglianico 100%.
Production area
Vigna Grande Cerzito in Mirabella Eclano.
Year of vineyard planting
2004.
Altitude
460 metres.
Exposure
South.
Soil composition
Volcanic nature, caused by falling ashes and pumices, not calcareous, well
drained and deep.
Planting density
5000 vines/hectare.
Training system
Counter espalier with spurred cordon pruning.
Yeld
1 kg/vine.
Harvest period
Second-third decade of October.
Harvest method
Manual in 15 kg stockable boxes, at full phenolic maturation.
Vinification and ageing
After the selection of the grapes, before and after destemming, the crushed
grapes, ferment about 20-25 days at 28-30° C. The Wines are aged for 24
months in new oak barrels.