Grape Varieties: White Maturano, Capolongo, Pampanaro Maturano, Capolongo, Pampanaro
Soil type: Clay, Limestone, Sand, Sandstone
Vessel type: Wood - Old oak, Wood - Other (e.g. acacia, cherry etc.), Cement - Other
Unfined.
Unfiltered.
Notes on additives, aids & processing used:
No temperature control.
Organic/Biodynamic/Equivalent
Total Sulphites: 39 mg/L
This wine is fermented spontaneously.
Other Information:Fregellae 2016
‘Fregellae’ (328 A.C.- 125 A.C.) was the most important roman colony in southern Lazio.
Geographic designation: PGI Frusinate – white wine
Grape varieties: Pampanaro, Maturano, Capolongo
Geographical location and characteristics of the vineyard: From new hillside vineyards of the town of Arce, in the heart of the district Tramonti (Sunsets). Saint Eleuterio vineyard: 41°33'34.5"N 13°34'31.0"E (Google Maps)
Altitude : 476 – 512 ft above sea level
Orientation of the vineyard: ono/ese – wnw/ese
The vines, 5 years old, are grown with biodynamic method.
Soil: limestone and clay
Training methods: high trained with guyot pruning method, vines density: 1618 vines per acre
Yield per acre: 35 quintali/ha – 3150 lb per acre
2016 production, bottles: n°7600
Period and harvest management: we hand-harvested September 24, 2016 and vinified immediately.
Vinification: the vinification follows the precepts of biodynamic agriculture, ie spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentations with indigenous yeasts, no stabilising, no clarification or filtration. The skins stay in contact with the juice for the first three weeks.
Ageing: for 12 months in concrete tanks with a passage in acacia barrel of 110 gallons
Maximum sulfhites concentration: 34 mg/l
Colour: golden yellow with greenish highlights
Perfume: intense fruity and floreal perfume with spicy and citrus notes
Taste: full-bodied, harmonious and balanced ,with great sapidity even-tempered by his freshness.
Serving temperature: 12/14 °C – 53/ 57 °F
Food pairings: veggie and meat soups, fried fishes.
Bottles sizes: 750ml
Cork: One piece -cork
Storage method: horizontally at 59 °F; 70-80% humidity
Physical-chemical analysis: alcohol content by volume: 12,5% vol.
Lot n° 1709F (15/09/2017)
I produce biodynamic wines from lesser known varieties such as Maturano, Capolongo and Pampanaro (whites) and Lecinaro and Olivella (reds). Certified organic and biodynamic by ICEA, Demeter Italia, Bio Vegan and Eco-prowine.
This is the story of a vineyard, owned by generations of a family, sold on by the grandfather, Salvatore, only to be bought back years later by the grandson. In 2007 Marco Marrocco set out to buy back two and a half hectares of land. Land that was once carpeted in vines, where his childhood was spent and where his heart remained.
With the guidance of Gaetano Ciolfi, Professor of Enology and Simone Noro, son of horticulturist Carlo Noro, leading expert on biodynamics in Europe, Marco set to work to replant a new vineyard. The soul of the vineyard was reborn and with it a new chapter involving the principles of biodynamic agriculture.
Marco re-discovered abandoned, ancient vines that were historically grown in Arce. Red grape – Lecinaro; white grape -Capolongo, Pampanaro and white Maturano. Also the red grape Maturano, still the subject of research at the centre of Enology along with the red grape Olivella.
The new vineyard Palazzo Tronconi was aptly named after the renowned medieval bourgeoise family from Arce. Marco had not only restored a family vineyard but with it some of the agricultural heritage that had once belonged to this historic village.
In September 2014 Palazzo Tronconi produced their first Vintage.
In 2016, they opened a new winery. The year later, just above the cellar, a restaurant was insugurated.
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