APPELLATION: Greco di Tufo DOCG
VARIETY: Greco di Tufo 100%
VINEYARD AND SOIL: The estates of Tufo and Petruro Irpino are sited mainly on mid-mixture, loose and well drained soils on a South-East exposure and on avarage at 450 m a.s.l. The training system is the espalier with guyot pruning with a density of plantation of 3,000 vines/hectare (about 1,200 vines/acre) on average and an yeald of about 8,000 kg/ha (7,140 lbs/acres) and 2.6 kg/vine (5.8 lbs/vine).
AGE OF VINEYARD: On average 15 years old.
HARVEST PERIOD AND TYPOLOGY: First part of October, manual harvest.
VINIFICATION AND REFINING: Classic white vinification in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature. Refines for at least one month in the bottle.