Location: | Monteleone di Orvieto, Italy South-eastern slope, at an altitude of 350 meters, surface of vineyard: 1,5 ha |
Grape variety: | 90% Sangiovese + 10% Merlot. |
Growing the grapes: | Vines in new vineyard planted in 2003 with a density of 5000 plants type of training of the vines In vineyard is simple Guyot cultivation of vineyard with respect for environment and nature: biological. |
Harvest: | At the 1st of October , beautiful grapes were harvested manually and collected in small baskets. Yield was 40 hl/ha. |
Weather: | Winter was cold and also spring recorded low temperatures and a lot of rain. As from the 1st of June the weather really changed for the better and it became a beautiful warm, sometimes hot summer. |
Vinification: | After destemming, fermentation took place at a maximum temperature of 26°C for a period of 19 days in our cement tanks, with regular pushing down the cap in order to have the skins immersed. |
Maturation: | For one year in used oak French barrique. Malolactic fermentation took place in barrique. |
The wine: | Drink between now and 5 years. |
Analysis: | Alcohol: 13,5 % Acidity: 5,90 g/ltr |