Colleformica – Formica Rossa

Description

Formica Rossa (means Red Ant in the English language) is a red wine produced by the Colleformica Winery in the territories of Velletri. It comes from hand-picked red Sangiovese grapes. Direct pressing of the grapes in the press, spontaneous fermentation in small vats with 4 or 5 punching down per day. Maceration on the skins for 8 days and refinement in fiberglass. No added sulfur dioxide, no filtering or clarification.

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Sangiovese.
SOIL TYPE: tuffaceous.
ALTITUDE: 300 meters above sea level.
TRAINING SYSTEM: guyot.
AGED IN BARREL: no.
FORMAT: 0.75 l.
ADDED SULPHITES: no.
VINIFICATION: spontaneous fermentation in fiberglass with indigenous yeasts, maceration on the skins for 8 days.
HARVEST: first ten days of September.
STRAINS DENSITY/HA: 4000.
SERVE AT: 15 – 16 ° C.
WINERY: Colleformica.