Features
Name:
Cacc e Mmitte di Lucera DOP 2021 Organic
Terrain:
Limestone with sandy loam texture
Winery
Alberto Longo's passion for his land and for wine has deep roots. Ever since he was a child, his dream has been to continue the centuries-old Longo family winemaking tradition, seeking to increase its production potential and product quality. The Alberto Longo Winery is located in Lucera, in northern Apulia, in an area of very high environmental and historical value. The high quality of the wines and organic products of the Alberto Longo winery comes from skills matured and refined over generations and from the will and tenacity of those who have been able to enhance, through the fruits of their labor, the extraordinary characteristics of northern Daunia. Committed to the enhancement of local grape varieties and, above all, always committed to defend the prestige and spread the knowledge of our most representative DOC: that of Cacc'e Mmitte di Lucera, established in 1976. In addition, the winery has long implemented actions aimed at safeguarding the environment and the planet that hosts us, starting from the self-production of electricity, to the use in hospitality - in the winery and in the farm - of selected natural and km 0 organic products, to sustainable and organic environmental choices for our productions
Description
Producer Alberto Longo's Cacc'e Mmitte di Lucera comes from a blend of Uva di Troia (55%), Montepulciano (30%) and Bombino Bianco (15%). A typical wine of Lucera, of great qualitative interest.It is the most representative DOC: that of Cacc'e Mmitte di Lucera, established in 1976. The curious name derives from a dialect expression "cacc'e mmitte" derives from the ancient winemaking procedure adopted by Lucera's peasants, who used to bring their grapes to the millstones of rich landowners to process them since they did not have their own equipment. They would then rent the palmento by putting in the grapes (mmitte) and, in order to save on rent, as soon as fermentation was over they would immediately remove the wine (cacce).
Organoleptic characteristics:
Ruby red color with slight bright violet hues
Intense aromas, characteristic small red fruits, lively and crisp prfumes with spicy notes to follow.
Medium structured, enveloping sip, characterized by a subtle and elegant tannic texture.
Storage time:
2-6 years old
Vinification
maceration and fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel for about 20 days with periodic submergence of the cap, 2 pumpovers per day with separation of the grape seeds, repeated delestage, soft pressing.
After malolactic fermentation, aging takes place in cement tanks for at least 6 to 8 months and then in bottle for a period of not less than 6 months.
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