TECHNICAL NOTES
Winery: az agr Fabio Motta
Appellation: Le Gonnare - Bolgheri rosso superiore doc
Varietals: Merlot 85% - Syrah 15%
Production subregion: Bolgheri
Soil: sedimentary clay mixed sand, rich in iron
Bottles produced: 3.300
Alcohol content: 14 % vol.
Harvest time: beginning september (Merlot) middle September
(Syrah)
Training system: spurred cordon
Altitude: 50 mt. a.s.l.
Exposition: West
In the year 2012 I purchased and I started? cultivating this small
vineyard that represents the excellence of Bolgheri land and of
my own production. The soil is rich in clay and stones that allows
a gradual ripening. This is rare and significant,??especially for
Merlot grapes. The character of the wine is mediterrenean but
very balanced.
The grapes are harvested in small cases and entirely destemmed
and crushed. As usual fermentations?are made with natural?yeasts
with the highest care to the maceration time. After the natural
malolactic fermentation?the wine goes in barriques, one third
new oak. It ages for about 18 months?then it is bottled and?after
one?year?it’s ready for being sold.
Total acidity: 5.3 g/l
Volatile acidity: 0.6 g/l
PH: 3.3
Sulphites total: 45 mg/l
Sulphites free: 15 mg/l
Residual sugar: 0.32 g/lt