Borgo Turrito

History

Borgo Turrito was born just over 10 years ago, thanks to Luca Scapola, a young entrepreneur descendant of an ancient family of winegrowners since 1890. For more than a century, Scapola’s family has been wine producer and in 2015 Borgo Turrito made its first wine label: CalaRosa

Territory

Borgo Turrito is located in a special territory: the company and the vineyard are protected by the Regional Park of Incoronata and the Cervaro’s Creek, two very important natural elements that give to the soil a particular chemical composition. That is possible thanks to the ancient oaks and the eucalyptus trees and the fresh water of Cervaro’s.

Winemaking

Borgo Turrito, in the last years, made five wine labels: two reds, two rosés and a white. Let’s start with reds: 

The Reds

TroQué and Terra Cretosa Nero di Troia: both of them are the results of a careful selection of Nero di Troia grapes. TroQué is aged in barriques for 12 months. This wine is a red with an aromatic complexity, warm and enveloping, able to conquer with its sensations of red fruits and chocolate. Terra Cretosa Nero di Troia is an intense ruby red, with smells of ripened red fruits, smooth and velvety tannins, aged for 6 months in tonneaux.

The rosés wines

CalaRosa and Terra Cretosa Aleatico Rosé: both of them are wines rosé, but they are very different each other. CalaRosa is a 100% Nero di Troia, pleasantly smooth and well balanced with intense rose sensations and fruity notes. Terra Cretosa Aleatico Rosé is a warm, delicate and elegant wine, thanks to its aroma of flowers and pink grapefruit.

The white wine

Terra Cretosa Falanghina: a fresh and pleasantly smooth white wine, characterized by notes of white flowers and a delicate final note of almond.

The Wines

CALAROSA NERO DI TROIA ROSÈ
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Intense rose sensations and fruity notes of sour cherries, with citrus notes, characterize the CalaRosa, made from a fine selection of local Nero di Troia. Pleasantly soft and well balanced with a strong flavor and fresh acidity.

Ideal for colored pasta main courses, seafood second courses, fish or white meat dishes.

Name: NERO DI TROIA ROSÈ IGP PUGLIA
Appellation: 100% Nero di Troia
Alcohol: 12,5%
Serving temperature: 8° C. (serve chilled)
Wine bottle size: 75 CL
Vintage: 2015
Land: medium dough tending to clay
Vine density: per hectare 4,347
Pruning and training system: espalier with spurred cordon
Yield: 2 kg of grapes per vine
Harvest: First- second decade of October
Vinification and refinement: Manual harvesting in 18 kg crates
Fermentation: fermentation in stainless steel tanks at 12-14° c , aging in stainless steel tanks for three months and in bottle for 1 month

Terra Cretosa FALANGHINA
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Fresh and pleasantly smooth with clear sensations of fruits, white flowers and delicate final note of almond.

Perfect to pair with starters, first dishes with fish or pesto sauce.

Name: IGP PUGLIA FALANGHINA
Appellation: 100% Falanghina
Alcohol: 12,5%
Serving temperature: 10° C.
Wine bottle size: 75 CL
Vintage: 2017
Land: medium dough tending to clay
Vine density: per hectare 4,347
Pruning and training system: espalier with guyot pruning
Yield: 1.6 kg of grapes per vine
Harvest: First decade of September
Vinification and refinement: Fermentation in stainless steel at 18 ° C, refining in stainless steel tank for three months and aging in bottle for 1 month

Terra Cretosa ALEATICO ROSÈ Protected Geographical Indication APULIA

Delicate and elegant on the nose, with distinct floral notes of pink grapefruit and citrus. Warm, soft and well-balanced with a high acidity and freshness.

Perfect combination with appetizers and colorful seafood. Serve at 8 ° C.

Name: IIGP PUGLIA ALEATICO ROSÈ
Appellation: 100% Aleatico
Alcohol: 13%
Serving temperature: 8° C.
Wine bottle size: 75 CL
Vintage: 2016
Land: medium dough tending to clay
Vine density: per hectare 4,347
Pruning and training system: espalier with guyot pruning
Yield: 1.6 kg of grapes per vine
Harvest: First decade of September
Vinification and refinement: Fermentation in stainless steel at 18 ° C, refining in stainless steel tank for six months and aging in bottle for 1 month

Terra Cretosa NERO DI TROIA
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Produced by a careful selection of Nero di Troia grapes cultivated on clay soils near the creek Cervaro. Intense ruby red, with smells of ripened red fruits, smooth and velvety tannis.

To pair with meats and aged cheeses

Name: NERO DI TROIA IGP PUGLIA
Appellation: 100% Nero di Troia
Alcohol: 13%
Serving temperature: 16° C.
Wine bottle size: 75 CL
Vintage: 2015
Land: medium dough tending to clay
Vine density: per hectare 4,347
Pruning and training system: espalier with guyot pruning
Yield: 1.5 kg of grapes per vine
Harvest: First decade of October
Vinification and refinement: Fermentation in stainless steel tank at 24-26° C, refinement in tonneaux of 500 lt for 6 months and then in bottle for 3 months

TROQUÉ NERO DI TROIA
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Obtained from a selection of precious black Nero di Toria grapes, vinified with long maceration, followed by a passage in barriques and a further aging in the bottle. Of particular aromatic complexity, enveloping, warm and soft, it combines perfectly with game-based dishes and seasoned cheeses.

Ideal with braised.

Name: NERO DI TROIA IGP PUGLIA
Appellation: 100% Nero di Troia
Alcohol: 13%
Serving temperature: 18° C.
Wine bottle size: 75 CL
Vintage: 2015
Land: medium dough tending to clay
Vine density: per hectare 4,347
Pruning and training system: espalier with spurred cordon
Yield: 1.4 kg of grapes per vine
Harvest: First decade of October
Vinification and refinement: maceration in steel tanks at 24-26 ° C, aging in barrels of 225 liters for 12 months and bottle aging for 3 months