Description
VINIFICATION / Vinification takes place in small temperature controlled stainless steel fermenting tanks. The maceration on skins lasts for approximately 28 days. Aging takes place in new barriques for 18 months /
PRODUCTION AREA / Company owned vineyards located in the district of Castorano /
ALTITUDE / 200 m a.s.l. /
SOIL / Clay and limestone /
VARIETY / Montepulciano 70%, Sangiovese 30% /
PLANT DENSITY / 5000 plants per hectare /
TRAINING SYSTEM / Guyot /
YIELD PER HECTARE AND PER VINE / 65 quintals – 1.2 kg approx /
FIRST VINTAGE / 1993 /
HARVEST / Hand picked mid-October in the early morning or late afternoon and placed in small cases which are put in cold storage before arriving at the cellar /
VINIFICATION / Vinification takes place in small temperature controlled stainless steel fermenting tanks. The maceration on skins lasts for approximately 28 days. Aging takes place in new barriques for 18 months /