Type: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC
Alcohol content: 13,0%
Grape variety: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 100%
Average annual production: 50.000 750 ml bottles
Geographic location of the vineyard: Municipality of
Bolognano, west-facing
Type of land: medium texture
Training system:row 2,5xl with bilateral guyot,
4.000 vines /ha
Yield (grapes per hectare): 100 quintals
Harvest: manual, following ripening curves
Fermentation: gentle grape pressing, submerged-cap
maceration with controlled temperature maceration
first racking when set parameters are reached
Ageing and evolution: before bottling, in steel, then
about 12 months in aged barriques, followed by
bottle evolution
Sensorial features: intense ruby red colour with
garnet nuances; intense, characteristic aroma, typical
of this cultivar; full-bodied and robust, well-balanced
with a well-orchestrated wood-scented tannin
component
Bottle lifespan: on sale 3 years after the harvest;
bottle ageing for 5 or more years
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