AREA OF PRODUCTION/PRODUCTION AREA:
VINEYARDS: Pietrauta Area, Montefalco
CULTIVATION SYSTEM: counter espalier with spurred cordon
EXPOSURE: west-east
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINES: about 8/10 years
VINE DENSITY: 4,000 vines per hectare
SOIL TYPE: medium soil, limestone-clay mix
YIELD PER HECTARE: 60 quintals
ALTITUDE: 400 meters above sea level
HARVEST PERIOD: at the beginning of October, hand picked, with a strict selection on a sorter table
VINIFICATION PROCESS.: FERMENTATION: controlled alcoholic fermentation and maceration
MATURATION: 30 months in total
MATURATION: 30 months in total
AGEING PROCESS: 14 to 18 months in barriques
REFINING: usually between 12 to 14 months
AGEING POTENTIAL: more than 15 years old, depending on the vintage
BOTTLE SIZE: 750 ml