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2019 La Volpe

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