Astro rosé Brut
SPARKLING WINE
Obtained from Piedirosso and Aglianico grapes.
Astro is vinified using the Charmat method and aged on the fine lees for at least 6 months.
Technical product sheet
Grape varieties | Piedirosso, Aglianico
Production area | Campania
Soil | loam – sandy, clayey-calcareous
Training system | Double Guyot – Spurred cordon
Yield | 80 quintals
Harvest period | September
Harvest | manual
Winemaking
Technical prefermentation | maceration in the press for a few hours and then cold pressing and clarification of the static must
Fermentation | steel for 2 weeks
Fermentation temperature | 14° – 18°C
Refermentation | Charmat method for 6 months
Refining | “surlies” in steel for a few months
Alcohol content | 12.00%
Organoleptic characteristics
Color Brilliant ruby red, persistent and fine-grained perlage.
The nose is elegant with hints of wild strawberries, fresh red fruit and pomegranate followed by pleasant floral notes of rose and peony.
The taste is warm, dry, mineral with hints of graphite of great flavor, broad in structure.
Good persistence, fine, soft and balanced.
A bubble with great pleasure and drinkability excellent as an aperitif, but it lends itself very well to combinations with cured meats and medium-aged cheeses, as well as with both land and sea fried foods and with fattier and more elaborate fish cuisine.
The Piedirosso is a native Campania vine present in the region since time immemorial and with extensions lower only than Aglianico.
It is known by the dialectal name “Per’ e palummo” which describes a morphological characteristic of the rachis which sees the pedicels of the grains colored red like those of a pigeon’s foot.
The vine is very vigorous, with medium-late ripening in the first 20 days of October.
Yields are average to low, but constant.
It is highly concentrated in sugars with medium acidity. It has medium-large sized, pyramid-shaped and loose bunches. The grains are medium-sized, spherical, with high concentrations of bloom on the thick purplish-red skin.
The vine also thrives on calcareous soils but finds its natural environment in those of volcanic origin in Campania.
Aglianico, of Greek origin, is one of the most important red grape varieties in Campania.
It is also called the Barolo of the South for the richness and depth of its aromas and its adaptability to many types of winemaking.
It prefers soils of volcanic origin, the bunch is compact, cylindrical, with spherical berries with a very pruinose thin skin.
The color is blue and inside the pulp is well endowed with acidity and astringency. It provides excellent constant yields and good resistance to cold and disease, the most used training system is the small tree with short pruning.