A great red wine, very typical and very long-lived

Tramonti Rosso A' Scippata

Our family is very tied to this ground, that is called a’ Scippata since 1933 – when it was implanted. In this vine yard the pruning, the tying of the shoots, the change of guardians, and the harvest follow the same rhythm of our ancestors. The first selection for this wine is made in the vineyard. Only the best grapes are harvested, about 40 quintals per hectare. Following a sweet pressing and a long fermentation in contact with the peels. Essential measures to obtain a great red, very typical and very long-lived.

Costa d'Amalfi Tramonti Rosso A' Scippata Riserva

Controlled Denomination of Origin

a' Scippata-Cantine Giuseppe Apicella

Grapes

Tintore grapes 70% and Piedirosso grapes 30% cultivated on separate plants. The year the vineyard was planted: 1933

Area of production

Tramonti

Exposure and sea level

the exposure is mainly SOUTHWARDS, SOUTH-WEST, and it stands between 400 and 600 metres above the sea level.

Type of soil

It is not slimy, it is generally made of tufo stone and characterised by the rearrangement of blended and pyroclastic fractions.

System of cultivation

Atypical radial and/or pergola cultivation system, with both horizontal and vertical posts made of chestnut wood.

Density of the vineyard

About 2500 plants per hectare. Planting system at 3m x 3m with three vines per ditch.

Yield per hectare

About 5000 kg.

Vintage season

The first week of November. The grapes are picked by hand and carried in boxes.

Wine-making

The stalks are removed from the accurately selected grapes in the vineyard, and these grapes are sent into the tanks for the fermentation where, once the selected yeasts are injected, the long maceration together with the skins takes place. The daily stirring of this mass give colour and structure to this wine. After separating the must from the skins, it keeps fermenting for 15 - 20 days, always at a controlled temperature.

Refining process

Storage for 3 - 4 months in stainless steel tanks on the fine lees in order to favour the spontaneous malolactic fermentation. A' Scippata is then stored both in Slavonian durmast wooden large barrels, and in French durmast wooden barriques for at least 12 months. This vintage wine rests at least for other 6 months in bottles before being sold.

Extract

32.0 g/l

Total grade of acidity

6.80 per thousand, expressed in tartaric acid.

Grade of alcohol

14.0% vol.

Organoleptic features

Intense red colour, with purple highlights. Intense persistent flavour with scents of red fruits, such as cherries, spices like pepper and a light boise. It feels warm in the mouth, sweet and smooth, the tannic feeling is powerful but ripe. Its aftertaste is persistent and longlasting. It's a great unique and long-life red wine.

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