Red Wine "Volpe Rossa" - Company: La Cantina di Enza

Number of bottles produced: Approximately 250, this wine is a specialty of the winery and of the entire Irpinia region. It comes from an old, now extinct grape variety that Enza is trying to revive and promote . "Only a profound knowledge of what surrounds us can lead us to discover things even distant from us, driven by curiosity and a passion for our work (Enza)."

Surface area (ha): 500 meters
Soil: clay
Exposure of the rows: south
Altitude: 400m
Grape variety: red foxtail
Rootstock: ungrafted foot
Training system: old spokes
Average age of vines: Around 70 years old
Planting density (vines/ha): 1000/1200
Production per vine (kg/plant): 4-5kg per plant
Production per hectare (q/ha): 45-50 qt
Treatments: copper and sulfur
Fertilizers: No
Harvest start date: mid-November to early December
Harvest method: manual in boxes
Use of grapes purchased from third parties: No
Certifications: organic
Destemming and pressing methods: destemmer
Pressing mode: manual press
Winemakers in: plastic tubs
Maceration: 15-20 days
Sulfur dioxide and/or ascorbic acid: max 5g at the end of fermentation
Use of selected yeasts: No
Stabilization methodology: Nobody
Filters: no
Clarifications: no
Possible refinement in steel: No
Possible refinement in barrels or barriques: 24 months in French oak barrels
Possible refinement in bottle: 12 months
Any corrections: No
Use of concentrated must/rectified concentrated must: No
Using the concentrator: No
“Blooding” practices: No
Grape/wine yield (%): 70%
Bottle type: Bordeaux
Cap in: single-piece natural cork
Graduation : 14%