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106
APPELLATION IGT “Calabria” Rosso
SOIL Medium texture
GRAPES Gaglioppo 60%, Calabrese 20%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%
TRAINING SYSTEM 90% Horizontal cordon espalier, 10% Gobelet
TIME OF HARVEST Last decade of september – half october
PICKED By hands
VINIFICATION In stainless steel with maceration on the skins
at controlled temperature for 7/9 days
AGEING Six months in stainless steel and six months in barrique
ALCOHOL CONTENT 14% vol
PAIRINGS Red and white meat dishes, cheeses with long ageing
BEST SERVED AT 18-20°C
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A beach that runs along the vineyards, a road that marks the life of Cirò’s people, Punta Alice with its lighthouse swept by the sea wind.
91. Here the beaches are so long that they have numbers. To get to 91 we have to follow the rows as far as the earth blends into the waves of sand and then into the sea.
106. Just a few metres wide and 491 kilometres long, State Road 106 divides the seaside vineyards from those on the hills and marks the life of the inhabitants of Cirò.
Punta dei Venti. The large lighthouse at Punta Alice looks with a bright eye at the wind that moves the sand, the sea, the currents and the rows of vineyards.
