| Location: | Monteleone di Orvieto, Italy South-eastern slope, at an altitude of 350 meters, surface of vineyard: 1,5 ha |
| Grape variety: | 100% Sangiovese. |
| 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 28th of September, beautiful grapes were harvested manually and collected in small baskets. |
| Weather: | Winter was cold and also spring recorded low temperatures, we even had some night frost (-5°) in April. Fortunately the damage in the vineyard was limited. As from the 25th of May the weather really changed for the better and it became a beautiful warm, sometimes hot summer, but also dry. We eliminated around 50% of the grapes during colouring of the grapes, in order to guarantee good quality grapes, but also to give the vines the chance to continue their normal vegetative cycle. |
| Vinification: | After destemming, fermentation took place at a maximum temperature of 28°C for a period of 24 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: 14,5 % Acidity: 5,68 g/ltr |