Terra di Lavoro Roccamonfina IGT 2009
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Wine Description
The family-owned Galardi estate produces just one wine and it does so with perfection. Located on volcanic slopes in northwestern Campania, the vineyards are nestled among chestnut groves and benefit from Mediterranean Sea breezes. Terra di Lavoro actually means “land of work” in Italian, a name that has historical roots, but also accurately reflects the difficult volcanic soil composition which results in very low yields. In this challenging environment, Aglianico and its supporting grape Piedirosso produce wines of incredible depth, complexity and elegance.
Tasting Notes
The wine is deep purple in color with smoky, earthy aromas and seductive hints of tobacco and graphite. Notes of ripe black cherries, cassis, tobacco and leather come through on the palate of this big-structured, full-bodied wine.
Food Pairing
This iconic wine pairs beautifully with Italian or French pot roasts, filet mignon or aged cuts of beef.
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Vineyard & Production Info
- Vineyard name: The Roccamonfina area/The Vallemarina, Galardi, Gaeta and Vignadora vineyards
- Vineyard size: 25 acres
- Soil composition: Volcanic
- Training method: Spur-pruned Cordon
- Elevation: 1,485 feet
- Vines/acre: 1,800
- Yield/acre: 2 tons
- Exposure: Western
- Year vineyard planted: Before 1989
- Harvest time: October
- First vintage of this wine: 1994
- Bottles produced of this wine: 32,000
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Winemaking & Aging
- Varietal composition: 80% Aglianico and 20% Piedirosso
- Fermentation container: Stainless steel tanks
- Length of alcoholic fermentation: 20 days
- Fermentation temperature: 77-82 °F
- Maceration technique: Pumpovers
- Length of maceration: 14 days
- Malolactic fermentation: Yes
- Type of aging container: Barriques
- Size of aging container: 225 L
- Age of aging container: 70% new, 30% second passage
- Type of oak: French oak
- Length of aging before bottling: 12 months
- Length of bottle aging: 10 months
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Analytical Data
- Alcohol: 13.5 %
- pH level: 3.8
- Residual sugar: 1.3 g/L
- Acidity: 5 g/L
- Dry extract: 33.5 g/L