Ciavolich

Straight monocultivar oil campaign 2022 50 cl bottle

Ciavolich dedicates these wines to a fundamental character of the family, Donna Ernestina Vicini, belonging to one of the most prominent families of Loreto Aprutino at the end of the 19th century, who married Giuseppe Ciavolich .

Il Fosso Cancelli was born in 2007 from the strong desire to create a wine of great craftsmanship and tradition. This wine reflects the ancient soul of our company and goes to photograph a well-defined historical period that has made the history of our Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, fermentation in cement. The name recalls the ditch that delimits the vineyards where the Montepulciano grapes are selected and harvested. These are the oldest vineyards of the Loreto Aprutino estate and are shown on the label to underline the great link with the territory. After being harvested by hand, the grapes are pressed in our ancient press and the must is transferred to concrete tanks. Fermentation occurs spontaneously by indigenous yeasts without temperature control. At the end of the fermentation proceeds with the racking and the new wine obtained is left to rest for 1 year in the cement tanks where it fermented. The wine is then bottled and aged for at least 3 years.

The production vineyards of this Montepulciano are located in Pianella (PE), whose characteristic is that they are located near a small natural lake. The proximity to the lake allows the roots to be humid even in the driest periods. This freshness is also found in the wine, vinified in steel to maintain this natural characteristic unaltered. After being selected and harvested by hand, the grapes are taken to the cellar to be crushed-destemmed and vinified in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature followed by only a delestage. The refinement, after bottling a year and a half after vinification, continues in the bottle for about 6 months.

The hand-picked grapes from the Pianella and / or Loreto Aprutino vineyards are placed in small boxes and transported to the cellar. The crushing and pressing is carried out with the aid of a small crusher-destemmer and an ancient press. The must obtained is transferred partly in terracotta amphorae and partly in used French oak tonneaux. To start the fermentation, the “pied de cuve” of indigenous yeasts previously obtained from the same grapes is added. Fermentation normally takes place in 7/10 days and the wine obtained is decanted and aged on its noble lees in 15hl Slavonian oak barrels and in terracotta amphorae. The refinement lasts about 2 years, after which the wine is decanted and bottled without filtration.

Montepulciano grapes are strictly hand-picked. After the first crushing-destemming process, the skins remained in contact with the must for 12/24 hours in small concrete wine vessels until the spontaneous alcoholic fermentation began. A fraction of fermenting must was then taken from the bottom of the wine vessel, through a classic “bleeding” operation, which was subsequently transferred to terracotta amphorae where it continued to carry out spontaneous fermentation without temperature control. The refinement continued on the noble lees in amphora until bottling in the first days of spring.

Il Divus was born in 1987 and proudly tells of the place it comes from, the oldest vineyards of the estate. After being selected and hand-picked, the grapes are taken to the cellar where they are crushed and destemmed. Afterwards, the must ferments in stainless steel at a controlled temperature and then delestage and pumping over are carried out. The wine obtained is decanted into large barrels and barriques of various passages where it ages for about a year. Finally, after resting in the bottle we can taste a fresh, tannic, soft, full-bodied, mature wine that improves over time.

Cerasuolo is the wine that was once offered to guests to welcome them and to demonstrate how good they had been during the harvest. The grapes are those of the youngest rows of the estate, are harvested by hand and crushed-destemmed and the must is left in contact with the skins for about 8 hours and then vinified in white. It is then left to ferment at a controlled temperature in stainless steel where it remains until January / February, when it is bottled. Splendid pink reflections and light fruity and floral aromas typical of the variety are confirmed on the palate. Fresh, fruity and savory, it always invites the next sip.

The Pecorino grapes come from 1 hectare of vineyard raised in the Abruzzo pergola system planted in our Pianella estate around the year 2000 and from 1 hectare of "espalier" trained vineyard in the Loreto Aprutino estate, planted in 2011. The grapes are harvested by hand in the very early hours of the morning and are immediately transported to the cellar in small boxes. Afterwards the grapes are pressed, softly pressed and the must is fermented in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature. At the end of fermentation, a small part of the mass is decanted into French tonneaux from 2009 for a brief refinement of 3 months. At the end of February the wines are brought together and bottled to continue aging in the bottle for about 2 months.