AREA OF PRODUCTION/PRODUCTION AREA:
VINEYARDS: Trebbio and Fontanella Area
CULTIVATION SYSTEM: counter espalier with spurred cordon
EXPOSURE: west-east
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINES: about 8 years
VINE DENSITY: 4,000 vines per hectare
SOIL TYPE: : medium soil, limestone-clay mix
YIELD PER HECTARE: : 70 quintals
ALTITUDE: 300 meters above sea level
HARVEST PERIOD: late harvest, at the beginning of October,
manual, in small boxes
manual, in small boxes
VINIFICATION PROCESS.: FERMENTATION: alcoholic fermentation in French barriques
REFINING: about 6/8 months in bottle
BOTTLE SIZE: 750 ml