Salento Igp Verdeca Spumante Brut ILMAMAA' - Apollonio

Color: Pale straw yellow with greenish reflections. PERLAGE Lively, fine and persistent.

Smell: Fruity and floral with hints of green apple, white flowers and elderberry.

Taste: Fruity and citrus with elegant aromatic notes, a marked minerality and flavor.

Food matches: Raw seafood, crustaceans, fried fish, fresh cheeses.

TERRITORY Salento is identified by three climatic elements: the sun, the creator of generous sugar levels, the sea, responsible for the minerality of the wines, and the wind that
makes this territory naturally free of diseases and particularly suitable for the production of "natural" wines.Characterized by extensive flat areas and modest hills, Salento is geologically
made up of a medium-textured limestone structure.
GRAPES Verdeca is an autochthonous white grape variety from Puglia, with greenish hues that suggest its name. Elegant, mineral and with great vigor.
VINIFICATION Soft pressing to preserve the fruity and floral taste. After a harvest advance of about 15 days and a soft pressing at 50%, about three weeks of slow fermentation at low temperatures (15 °) follow. Second fermentation directly in the autoclave on the lees and cold bottling (-1 °).
VINEYARD ALTITUDE Salento - Puglia 150 m s.l.m.
SOIL TYPE Calcareous-clayey
HARVEST PERIOD Early September
FERMENTATION AGING In stainless steel. Second fermentation in autoclave at 5 atmospheres

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Charmat Method