Feudo Gagliardi Winery, of the Vozzo family, was born at beginning of 70’s and it’s located in Calabria, on the Jonian sea, in the inland of high Locride, down the slopes of the old Caulonia town, in the middle of the old Magna Grecia civilization, just in the Enotri’s land, where the wine is archeology and culture. Several old millstones discoveries, sunken in the stone, show the Locride viticulture vocation. In these stripes of land, kissed by the sun, viticulture is a real tradition for the Vozzo family. It is also passion and competence handed down through three generations. Viticultural heritage of Feudo Gagliardi company is made of 6 hectares vineyards, where we cultivate the most important native Calabrian wine grapes; they allow us to get high quality and property wines ( red wines as Calabrese nero, Gaglioppo, Greco nero and Magliocco) and (Mantonico, Greco bianco, Insolia, Malvasia) as white wines. In the last decade we have been spending a lot in viticulture. We recovered the oldest vineyards, we implanted new, and we built a new and more modern wine cellar. It ensures the short chain, characterized by a limited passages in production, vinification, and finally in bottling. Feudo Gagliardi vineyards are situated in the Bivongi DOP and IGP Locride areas and are cultivated with the organic agriculture method, by joining tradition and the most modern and farming techniques, respecting the environment and the final product. 1) "CASTRUM VETUS" LOCRIDE IGP ROSSO (RED) Wine made from organically grown grapes in the Locride-Calabria-South Italy area GRAPES: Calabrese N. 50%, Greco N. 20%, Magliocco 20%, Cabernet S. 10% ALCOHOL CONTENT: 14-14,50 % vol. YIELD PER HECTARE: 50 quintals EXPOSURE: North-East ALTITUDE: 200/250 m.a.s.l. SOIL TYPE: Hills of calcareous and clay origin BREEDING SYSTEM: Counter PRUNING SYSTEM: Spurred Cordon, Guyot PLANT DENSITY: 5.000 plants/Ha HARVEST TIME: Mid-September WINEMAKING: Destemming and crushing, fermentation with skins maceration in steel tanks for 20 days, drawing off and soft pressing MACERATION TEMPERATURE: 25/28°C MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION: Totally done AGING: Barriques for 6 months and a following refinement in bottle for 4 months ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS: Intense ruby red color, fruity with hints of plum and spicy notes of black pepper, good freshness with soft tannins and taste-olfactory persistence FOOD PAIRINGS: Wine for the whole meal, excellent with roasts, red meats, game, stockfish, seasoned or spicy cheeses SERVING TEMPERATURE: 18/20°C 2) "STINCUSO" LOCRIDE IGP ROSATO (ROSE’) Wine made from organically grown grapes in the Locride-Calabria-South Italy area GRAPES: Gaglioppo 100% ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12,50 % vol. YIELD PER HECTARE: 50 quintals EXPOSURE: North-East ALTITUDE: 200 m.a.s.l. SOIL TYPE: Hills of calcareous and clay origin BREEDING SYSTEM: Counter PRUNING SYSTEM: Spurred Cordon, Guyot PLANT DENSITY: 5.000 plants/Ha HARVEST TIME: The end of August WINEMAKING: Destemming and crushing, fermentation without maceration on the skins in steel tanks, drawing off and soft pressing MACERATION TEMPERATURE: 15/20°C AGING: Steel tanks for 6 months and a following refinement in bottle for 4 months ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS: Light claret color with coppery veins, fruity, fresh, good taste freshness, soft FOOD PAIRINGS: Excellent wine as an aperitif, with meats and fish dishes SERVICE TEMPERATURE: 12/14°C 3) "BIANCAMUSA" LOCRIDE IGP BIANCO (WHITE) Wine made from organically grown grapes in the Locride-Calabria-South Italy area GRAPES: Mantonico B. 50%, Insolia 40%, Malvasia 10% ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12-12,50 % vol. YIELD PER HECTARE: 50 quintals EXPOSURE: North-East ALTITUDE: 200/250 m.a.s.l. SOIL TYPE: Hills of calcareous and clay origin BREEDING SYSTEM: Counter PRUNING SYSTEM: Guyot PLANT DENSITY: 5.000 plants/Ha HARVEST TIME: The end of August WINEMAKING: Destemming and crushing, fermentation without maceration on the skins in steel tanks, drawing off and soft pressing MACERATION TEMPERATURE: 16/18°C AGING: Steel tanks for 6 months and a following refinement in bottle for 4 months ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS: Straw yellow color with golden reflections, with floral and fruity aromas, fresh and fragrant with mineral notes, excellent freshness and good sapidity FOOD PAIRINGS: Excellent as an aperitif, with fried vegetables and fish dishes SERVICE TEMPERATURE: 8/10°C
