CORATO (Province of Bari) The vegetative cycle of the vines in 2015 started a bit slowly and a bit later than usual. But later on the maturation period of the vines was in line with the previous vintages. At the beginning of July, due to the scirocco wind (a warm wind that blows from south-east), the temperature got high all of a sudden.

Roberto Perrone Capano owner of Azienda Agricola Santa Lucia (Castel del Monte DOC, Puglia Fiano IGT, Puglia Aleatico IGT): “.. the white grape varieties were picked on the 31st of August and on the 1st of September. Negroamaro and Aleatico were picked on the 14/15/16 September followed by Malbec. Nero di Troia was picked on the 24th of September about 7 days early (in comparison to the previous vintages). The maturity of the grapes was excellent with a good potential alcohol strength and a good pH (a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution). The grape yield was approximately 1.9 kilograms/hectare and we picked a total of approximately 95 tons of grapes over 11 hectares (with an average of 8.5 tons/hectare). Starting from the first of May 2016 all our vineyards will be certified organic. In 2016 we will collaborate with a talented young lady oenologist, Emilia Tartaglione, a trained chemist who is specialised in oenology. The Nero di Troia wine is fresh and pleasant to drink. We produced the whole range of wines. 2015 is a good vintage and can be compared with 2012……”