Growing Conditions
***Soil***: The vineyards are planted on plots of land with different and composite morphological characteristics, as well as with a strong presence of limestone. These areas are also rich in rocks and rather rich in clay and are located at an altitude between 100 and 300 meters above sea level, facing South/South-West.
***Vine training***: Cordon spur system
***Planting density***: 6.250 vines/Ha
***Climate***: The winter was harsh and rainy. Spring instead came nearly with mild temperatures, allowing an anticipated germination. Abundant precipitations were recorded the second half of spring and summer started immediately with warm days and with good sunshine. Some precipitation that occurred during the late summer forced a greater technical presence in the vineyards. During the late summer and in conjunction with the ripening of the grapes some temperatures below the seasonal thresholds were recorded, with occasional rains that delayed considerably the last phenological stages of the vine. This resulted in a slow and gradual phenolic ripeness of the grapes, maintaining the contents at optimum levels.
Harvest
The harvest lasted more than the average of the recent years, with harvesting operations beginning in late September and ending in late October.
Winemaking
The fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature, with a maceration of 15 days for both the Merlot for Cabernet Sauvignon.
Aging
The wine was aged in American and Franch oak barriques, 1/3 new, for 15 months, and before being marketed the wine is bottled and aged for another 3 months.
