La Valentina Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Riserva Spelt

AREA: Spoltore, San Valentino and Scafa districts
VINEYARDS: Selection on 20 ha
ALTITUDE: 150-400 meter o.s.l.
EXPOSITION: South / South-West
SOIL: Medium clay
TRAINING SYSTEM: Pergola abruzzese / Guyot
VINES / HA: 1.600 -2.000 / 7.000
AGE OF THE VINES: from 10 to 42 years old
YIELD:50 hl. / hectare

HARVEST: Hand picked from the first week of October

WINEMAKING: Fermentation and maceration for about three weeks in stainless steel tanks.

AGING: 16 months part in 25 hl oak Slavonian barrels and part in barriques and tonneaux, new and 2^nd passage. Final refinement after the blending: couple of months  in 25 hl oak Slavonian barrels and almost a year in bottle.

PRODUCTION: n. 51.000 bottles

FOOD PAIRING: Baked Lamb and Kid, grilled meats, arrosticini ( local skewer of sheep meat) and lamb chops, pasta with ragù  sauce.