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Serve at:
10 - 12 °C.
Longevity:
03 - 05 years

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- Start up year: 2010
- Oenologist: Franesco Valentino Dibenedetto
- Bottles produced: 70.000
- Hectares: 25
After a few years of biodynamic he realizes that there is still something that lacks and therefore, understanding the thought of Masanobu Fukuoka, finally come to practice sustainable agriculture, in which the synergies between all the ecosystem are linked. This is the synergistic agriculture, with which we made no more the biggest mistake that still today we do, practicing all the other types of agriculture ( from conventional, to organic, to biodynamic): plowing.
This new adventure develops together with his wife Anna Maria and their four children: Carlo Nazareno, Domenico, Andrea e Maria Clelia. Thaks to their constant and responsible care it has been possible to build the wine cellar, entirely made in tuff, where with precise climatic conditions it’s possible to enhance their precious grapes without using chemicals. The new generation’s entrance in the company, under the leadership of Francesco Valentino’s large experience, is likely to provide impetus and vitality to "L’Archetipo". Read more


Name | Archetipo Fiano 2022 |
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Type | White organic still |
Denomination | Salento IGT |
Vintage | 2022 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Fiano |
Country | Italy |
Region | Apulia |
Vendor | Archetipo |
Origin | Castellaneta (TA) |
Soil composition | Clay and loam soil, very rich of siliceous gravel and humus. |
Cultivation system | Free standing espalier. |
Plants per hectare | 4545 |
Yield per hectare | 75 q. |
Harvest | Hand-picking grapes, half September. |
Wine making | After destemming and soft crushing grapes, must ferments spontaneously with grapes skins thanks to a pied de cuve of native yeasts, the only ones which increase the expression of our Terroir. After 6-7 days of maceration with the skins, must is soft pressed in order to separate it from grape skins. The alcoholic fer-mentation continues for 2 months at low temperature (13 4 °C). Natural fining and stabilization, no fining agents added. No filtration. |
Aging | 5-6 months in steel tanks, shaking it every 15 days. Very low amount of sulphur dioxide added before bottling. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |