We are located in High Salento, in the Carovigno area, where we have conceived the idea to create wines without using local vines, but to venture into something different and challenging.
With the support of Riccardo Cotarella, internationally renowned winemaker, we wanted to test the adaptation to the climate of Puglia and to these territories – a few kilometers from the sea – of non–local grapes.
Then, we planted 11 hectares of vineyards with Montepulciano, Aglianico and Petit Verdot grapes.
We adopted more slow and complex disciplinary, both in the treatment of soils (which were dug out, fertilized and rested) and the vineyard with only 400 vines per hectare, and in the maintenance of vines, mainly by hand and with dense thinning, so that to produce a bottle it is necessary to use grapes produced with three plants.
Lunachiena, Merula, Sorma Frauma, and Sierma are red wines that are appreciated for their individual olfactory nuances and for their important structure. Merula Rosa is a rosé of Provencal style, fresh and fruity.
Ours is a niche production, amounting to 35 thousand bottles per year.
