About Winery and Wines
Formed out of the merger of two properties – that of the Spinozzi family of feudal origins and that of the Cerulli Irelli family, traditionally merchants – the Cerulli Spinozzi agricultural estate as it is today dates from the beginning of the 1900’s. The current winery was built in 2003 by the brothers Francesco and Vincenzo Cerulli Irelli. Vincenzo is a lawyer and professor of Administrative Law at the Sapienza University of Rome, and Francesco the former president of the winery Casal Thaulero, as well as an Italian motor racing champion of 1972. Today the winery is run by Enrico, Vincenzo’s son, who has a very clear project: that of enhancing the value of the historic estate by replanting vines, aiming to produce more prestigious wines as well as maintaining and nurturing some thirty-year old vines with relatively low yields, but of very high quality. In short, a modern approach but in keeping with tradition. The vineyards – 35 acres in the town of Canzano and 18 in Mosciano – are located in areas of the alluvial valley once crossed by the Vomano river. They are all south / south -east facing, which particularly favors the ripening of Montepulciano grapes, which is a late variety. The cultivation of the vines is partly through the traditional marquees, and partly the more modern style of rows: in the last fifteen years, the company has initiated a program of replanting aimed towards favoring a high investment of plants per hectare, passing from 1000 to 4000. The predominant grape variety is Montepulciano, followed by Trebbiano, Pecorino, Sangiovese and Chardonnay. The harvesting of the grapes, which is all done strictly by hand, takes place during the last week of August for the Chardonnay and Pecorino and the first week of October for the Montepulciano. For over twenty years the company has followed organic farming methods: only organic fertilizers are used, whilst copper and sulfur salts are employed as pesticides. The various forms of mold are controlled
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