Synergistic agriculture

Appellation: PGI Salento Fiano.Grape variety: Fiano Minutolo 100%.
Soil composition: clay and loam soil, very rich of siliceous gravel and humus.

Vine training system: free standing espalier (controspalliera libera in Italian), from Rudolf Steiner’s book “The philosophy of freedom”.

Vineyard area: 2 hectares cultivated according to the criteria of Sy-nergistic Agriculture and ICEA Organic Farming.

Average age of vines: 20 years.

Yield per hectare: 7,5 tons per ha.

Harvesting: hand-picking grapes, half September.

Alcohol by volume: 13 % vol.

Organoleptic properties: straw yellow colour with greenish yellow reflex; fine floral, fruity and grassy nose. Medium body, soft and very fresh.

Food pairing: ideal with fishes, shrimps and shellfishes; try it with vegetables risotto.