Location: | Monteleone di Orvieto, Italy South-eastern slope, at an altitude of 350 meters, surface of vineyard: 1,5 ha |
Grape variety: | 50% Sangiovese and 50% 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: | Second week of October, grapes were harvested manually and collected in small baskets. Yield is 35 hl/ha. |
Weather: | This year was a exceptional year for growing grapes, a really hot and dry summer with only the highly necessary rain at the end of September which gave our grapes the opportunity to get fully flavoured and the correct acidity. |
Vinification: | After destemming, fermentation took place at a maximum temperature of 27°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 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: 14,5 % acidity: 5,49 g/ltr |