APPELLATION:
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
D.O.C.G. Tuscany
PRODUCTION AREA:
Loc. Pietrose, Montepulciano
SOIL TYPE:
Medium texture of Pliocene
origin
GRAPE VARIETY:
Sangiovese
ALTITUDE:
350/400 m above sea level
EXPOSURE:
South/West
TREAKING SYSTEM:
Spurred Cordon
YIELD PER HECTARE:
4000 kg of grapes
AGEING CAPACITY:
Over 15 years
Harvest method:
Manual selection of the best
Sangiovese grapes in the first half of
October.
Vinification and aging:
After careful selection of the
grapes, alcoholic fermentation lasts
approximately 15-20 days at controlled
temperatures in truncated cone-shaped
steel tanks. Subsequent malo-lactic fermentation takes place in
steel and wood. The
maturation lasts for 2 years in
new tonneaux, large barrels, and stainless steel.
Subsequent aging in bottle.