Features
Name:
La Dama Forestiera Metodo Classico Nature Magnum in a case (Disgorgement 2025)
Terrain:
clayey - calcareous, slightly sloping
Cellar
It is based on a friendship rooted in jazz music, which has matured and been strengthened over the years through a shared passion for wine and the indigenous vines of the Tavoliere, but above all on the conviction that it is also possible to produce high quality sparkling wines in the south, and the intuition - which later proved to be a winner - of being able to make the most of the Capitanata's indigenous vine 'Bombino bianco' in 'bubbles', which can express itself fully in sparkling wine. The rest is entrepreneurial skill and an extraordinary attachment to the values of origin of the territory. This is how three friends, Girolamo D'Amico, Louis Rapini and Ulrico Priore (biographical notes) created, in 1979, the popular and renowned 'd'Araprì' sparkling wine production (the brand name is given by the first letters of the three surnames read in succession), the only Apulian company that produces exclusively sparkling wines using the classic method (i.e. with fermentation in the bottle, also known as the 'Champenoise' method). 2019 sees the full entry of the new generation (in a certain sense the passing of the baton), namely the children Anna d'Amico, Daniele Rapini and Antonio Priore, with the transformation of the company into an agricultural company. And to celebrate forty years of activity, a new rosé sparkling wine produced exclusively from Uva di Troia 'Sansevieria'.
The Winery
The business is currently located in two structures, in one (vendangerie) open from September to March, the period in which the grapes are processed and transformed into wine ( presses in action ), in the other, an ancient 18th century cellar ( tour reception ) located in the old town centre, the wine already bottled with temporary corking, completes the production cycle. A number of 'historical' structures and equipment are kept alive here, and thanks to the unique environment with its highly sought-after architectural features. The House scrupulously adheres to the production methods dictated by the ancient craft tradition with scrupulous care in all stages of production
Description
This bottle is a tribute to the English gentlewoman Elisa Croghan who, at the end of the 1800s, found herself managing the large Tenimento of her cohabiting late Prince of San Severo Michele di Sangro. A Tenimento that she would later bequeath to the city, by the Prince's own will, and for which this territory would become one of the largest vineyards in Italy. The House of Araprì admiringly dedicates this Cuvée to her, made from black grapes: Montepulciano and Pinot Noir, from its own vineyards, vinified in white and of which only the first-pressing must is used. Dama Forestiera is produced in the ”Nature” type and only in Magnum bottles, which are aged for at least five years in the Casa d'Araprì cellars, marvellous monuments of 18th century “master masons”, which extend underground in the centre of San Severo.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Elegant golden yellow colour and very dense, small bubbles.
The bouquet is rich in complexity and the elegance of the ripe aromas with a spicy component is immediately striking. The sip is gourmand and full as on the nose, with good body and structure and remarkable length of flavour.
Storage time:
2-7 years
Vinification
Re-fermentation in the bottle, resting for a minimum of 48 months protected from light and draughts and shocks, at a temperature of 13 °C, in the basement of the old cellar.
Disgorgement: a la glace by hand, without the addition of dosage syrup, approximately two months before marketing.
Acknowledgements
2022-2017 Bibenda 
2020 Vitae AIS 
2020 slow wine
Italian Toast Ambassadors Award
