| Location: | Monteleone di Orvieto, Italy South-eastern slope, at an altitude of 350 meters, surface of vineyard: 1,5 ha |
| Grape variety: | 60% Sangiovese and 40% Merlot. |
| Growing the grapes: | Vines in old vineyard planted in the year 1975 with 1800 vines per hectare, vines in new vineyard planted in 2003 with a density of 5000 plants type of training of the vines in both vineyards is simple Guyot cultivation of vineyard with respect for environment and nature: biological. |
| Harvest: | Merlot in the third week of September and Sangiovese in the first week of October, grapes were harvested manually and collected in small baskets. Yield is 25 hl/ha. |
| Weather: | This year was a very good year for growing grapes, quite a normal number of sun hours, with occasionally some rain throughout the summer months. Altogether a good year. |
| Vinification: | After destemming, fermentation took place at a maximum temperature of 30°C for a period of 18 days in our cement tanks, with regular pushing down the cap in order to have the skins immersed. |
| Maturation: | For 22 months in French barrique, new oak for the first year and used oak for the second year. Malolactic fermentation took place in new barrique. |
| The wine: | Drink between now and 15 years. |
| Analysis: | alcohol: 13,5 % acidity: 5,72 g/ltr Dry extract: 29 gr/ltr |