Winery: Paolo Petrilli
Region: Apuglia (Puglia)
Locale: Lucera (Daunia), Italy
Appellation: Cacc'e Mmitte di Lucera
Designation: DOC

Site: Grown organically and harvested by hand, at about 300 meters altitude, in the winery’s 10 hectares of south-facing estate vineyards; soils stony calcareous, with grass and flowers growing between the rows to compete for nutrients. Vineyards are entirely unirrigated.

Grapes: 60% Nero di Troia, plus Sangiovese and Montepulciano, and a waft of Bombino

Fermentation and Aging: Macerated for 12 days in automatic Gimar fermenters; then racked into stainless steel where it undergoes Malolactic fermentation. Aged in stainless steel for several months; then Fined for 10 days at 0ºC with egg whites.

Notes: The oddly named DOC literally means “to put in, and take out”, a reference to working hard in the fields where you put in your time, take out your pay, spend your money then start over again - though as always in Italy, there are other possible connotations! This is the only DOC wine produced by the winery - for the time being. Agramante is a reference from literature, and is the name of the Saracen King of Africa who in Ludovico Ariosto’s Epic Orlando Furioso has invaded Europe to avenge his father’s death and thus finds himself at war with the Christian emperor Charlemagne.

Vintage: 2010