Di Majo Norante

Apianae

Muscat & Muscat-based Blends

Di Majo Norante

Apianae

Muscat & Muscat-based Blends

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.

Food Pairing

Apianae is a wine for meditation, but is also ideal with paté, sweetmeats or ripe cheeses.

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.

Food Pairing

Apianae is a wine for meditation, but is also ideal with paté, sweetmeats or ripe cheeses.

Vineyard & Production Info

Production area/appellation:
Molise DOC
Vineyard name:
The Camarda area
Vineyard size:
15 acres
Soil composition:
Sand and clay
Training method:
Pergola
Elevation:
165 feet
Vines/acre:
1760
Yield/acre:
2.2-2.8 tons
Exposure:
Southeastern
Year vineyard planted:
1980
Harvest time:
October-November
First vintage of this wine:
1980
Bottles produced of this wine:
8,000

Winemaking & Aging

Maceration length:
1
Varietal composition:
100% Moscato Reale
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
20-25 days
Fermentation temperature:
61 °F
Maceration technique:
Crio-maceration
Malolactic fermentation:
No
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
20 HL
Length of aging before bottling:
24 months
Age of Aging Container:
5 years old
Length of bottle aging:
6 months

Analytical Data

pH level:
3.5
Acidity:
5.9 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Dry extract:
128.4 g/L
Residual sugar:
94 g/L