VINEYARD
ht 6.0018 of which 4.11.97 registered as Nobile di Montepulciano, 50.00 as rosso di Montepulciano and 1.38.21 as Red and white wine IGT
RED WINE GRAPES
80% Sangiovese Prugnolo Gentile – 20% Canaiolo Nero and Mammolo
WHITE WINE GRAPES
Two Malvasias, Tuscan Trebbiano, Grechetto and Biancame
SYSTEM OF PLANTING
Guyot – planted in 1963, 1999 and 2012 – 2017
DENSITY OF PLANTING
2200 – 2400
SOIL
medium-density soil of Pliocene origin.
ALTITUDE OF THE VINEYARD
330 metres. above sea-level.
EXPOSITION
well exposed to the sun throughout the day
MICROCLIMATE
favourable microclimatic conditions, temperatures not too hot in summer and not particularly cold in winter.
GRAPE HARVEST
last week in September – first week of October
HARVETING METHOD
only by hand, selecting the best bunches of grapes that are collected in crates and immediately transported to the cellar for destemming.
WINE-MAKING
Traditional red wines, pumping twice a day with manual sinking of the marc, minimum one complete délestage.
Spontaneous and natural fermentation without addition of yeasts or fermenting agents, controlled temperatures
Fermentation of white wine without skins in vitrified cement tank for around 35 days.
AGING
Red wines aged in Slavonian and Allier oak barrels (18-20-25-30hl) for around one year for Rosso di Montepulciano, two years for the nobile wine, while for the “RISERVA” type, the aging in wood takes three years.
White wine aged in vitrified cement or stainless-steel tank.
BOTTLING
White wine without clarification or filtration.
ALCOHOL CONTENT
13.5° – 14.5° declared on the label.
BOTTLES PRODUCED
around 35,000 annually (including Rosso di Montepulciano, Nobile Riserva and IGT).