Wine Spectator 90 points
TYPE OF SOIL:
Medium mixture of Pliocene origin
GRAPES:
Sangiovese 90% - Merlot 10%
ALTITUDE:
350/400 m asl
ASPECT:
South/West Facing
TRAINIGN SYSTEM:
Spurred Cordon
ORIGIN OF GRAPES :
About 10 - 30 years old
PRODUCTION PER HA :
4000 kg
AGEING POTENTIAL:
10/15 years
Kind of grape harvest:
manual selection last week of September
for the Merlot, the first week of October
for Sangiovese.
Fermentation and ageing:
After a careful selection of grapes,
fermentation of 15-20 days at controlled
temperatures in stainless steel, coneshaped.
Malolactic fermentation in
stainless steel. Following maturation for
two years in the big barrels and partly in
barriques and tonneaux of first and
second passage. Ageing in the bottle
about 6 months.