RADICI TAURASI RISERVA DOCG
Radici, produced for the first time in 1986, is the result of long and careful research regarding exposure, chemical-physical composition and position of the land. The greater backbone, the dense structure, the aromatic concentration represent the most evident characteristics of this prestigious interpreter of Irpinia viticulture.

DENOMINATION
Taurasi DOCG Riserva

GRAPE VARIETY
100% Aglianico

VINEYARD AND SOIL
The upper part of the Montemarano vineyard with a south-east exposure and a clayey-calcareous soil with a strong presence of skeleton.
The altitude is about 550 m above sea level, the training system is espalier with spurred cordon pruning with a planting density of 3,500 vines/hectare and a yield of about 45 q/hectare and about 1.3 kg/vine

AGE OF THE VINEYARD
20 years

HARVEST PERIOD AND SYSTEM
First ten days of November, manual harvest

VINIFICATION AND REFINING
Classic red vinification, long maceration with the skins at a controlled temperature.
Refinement in French oak barriques and Slavonian oak barrels for a period of about 30 months and at least 36 months of refinement in the bottle

SPECIAL FORMATS