PETRUCCI MELO 2016
D.O.C. ORCIA
BIOLOGICO BIODINAMICO

Petrucci was born in 2001, is the “grand Cru”, Podere Forte’s symbol and maximum expression of the company philosophy aiming, through love passion and meticulous care to a highest quality production.
Exclusively from the best Cru. Excellence …. tending to the Unicum.
Melo vineyard was born in 2003, as one of the best parcels in the estate thanks to its unique pedologic and climate characteristic
GRAPE VARIETIES: 100% Sangiovese.
TERROIR: emerging shale fessurabile with presence of clay of 0,9 Ha
VITICULTURE: 6.250 vines per hectare, trained in Alberate and Cordone Speronato, organically managed following the biodynamic principles.
HARVEST: grape harvest is done completely by hand, passing through the vineyard rows multiple times until the clusters have reached the perfect maturity. After a meticulous manual selection follows an optical selection of each single grape.
VINIFICATION AND MATURATION:
spontaneous fermentation in French oak vat of 50 q.li at a temperature between 27 – 30° C. vinified as a separate CRU. The contact with the skins lasts till 35 days. The malolactic fermentation occurred in French oak barriques of 225 – 228 lt. and in tonneaux of 600lt. for 18 – 20 months, ageing in bottles for minimum 12 months.
ALCOHOL: 15 % vol.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 15°/16°C
TOT. PRODUCTION: 2669