Wine Description

This is a wine that has been celebrated throughout history. It was first mentioned by the Romans, who named it after the bees that were attracted to the Moscato Reale grapes (api is Latin for bees), and much later it became a favorite of many Popes. After harvest, the grapes are pressed and left to ferment slowly for approximately 20-25 days. The wine is then matured for two years in large casks before release. All this patient winemaking definitely pays off in the final wine: the results are sweet indeed...

Tasting Notes

Bright gold in color with intense notes of dried apricot, honeysuckle, toasted almond and orange blossom that shine through on the palate and persist well into the lengthy finish. Apianae is a wine for meditation, but is also ideal with paté, sweetmeats or ripe cheeses.

Vineyard Characteristics

Production area/name of vineyard:	The Camarda area
Size of vineyard (acres):	15
Soil composition:	Sand and clay
Training method:	Pergola
Elevation (feet):	165
Vines/acre:	1,760
Yield/acre (tons):	2.2-2.8
Exposure:	Southeastern
Year vineyard planted:	1980

Winemaking & Aging

Varietal composition:	100% Moscato Reale
Harvest time:	October-November
Winemaking consultant:	Riccardo Cotarella
First vintage of this wine:	1980
Number bottles produced of this wine:	8,000
Fermentation
Fermentation container:	Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation (days):	20-25
Fermentation temperature (°F):	61
Maceration technique:	Crio-maceration
Length of maceration (days):	1
Malolactic fermentation:	No
Aging
Aging container:	Barrels
Size of aging container:	20 HL
Age of aging container:	5 years old
Length of aging before bottling:	24 months
Length of bottle aging:	6 months
Analytical Data
Alcohol:	14.0%
pH level:	3.5
Residual sugar (grams/liter):	94
Acidity (grams/liter):	5.9
Dry extract (grams/liter):	128.4

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