Location: | Monteleone di Orvieto, Italy South-eastern slope, at an altitude of 350 meters, surface of vineyard: 1,5 ha |
Grape variety: | 40% Sangiovese and 60% 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 ultivation of vineyard with respect for environment and nature: biological. |
Harvest: | Merlot first week of September and Sangiovese second week of the same month, grapes were harvested manually and collected in small baskets. Yield is 35 hl/ha. |
Weather: | This year was a great year for growing grapes, a really hot summer, with occasionally some rain at the right moment. Altogether a perfect year. |
Vinification: | After destemming, fermentation took place at a maximum temperature of 32°C for a period of 28 days in our cement tanks, with regular pushing down the cap in order to have the skins immersed |
Maturation: | For 2 year in oak French barrique, 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: 14,0 % acidity: 5,49 g/ltr dry extract: 31 g/ltr |