TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  80% Prugnolo Gentile (Sangiovese), 20% Canaiolo & Colorino

ABV:  13.5%

Vineyard:  Estate vineyards in the Salarco area of Montepulciano at an altitude of 300 to 400 meters with southeast exposure. The 7 to 20-year-old vines grow on Pliocene clay soils and are trained in spalliera with cordon pruning at a density of about 4,000 vines per hectare. The vineyards are family-owned, with hand harvesting typically beginning in the first part of October.

Cellar: The grapes are destemmed and fermented in stainless steel and concrete vats. Fermentation and maceration last about 12 days at controlled temperatures of 26 to 28°C with regular pump overs. After pressing, the wine completes MLC in stainless steel before ageing 8 months in French oak casks. It then rests for 2 months in stainless steel for natural settling before bottling and a further 2 to 3 months of bottle ageing before release. ~18,000 to 20,000 bottles produced.

CSPC:  145397

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  Italy

Region:  Montepulciano, Tuscany

Appellation:  Rosso di Montepulciano DOC

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Varietal/Blend:  80% Prugnolo Gentile (Sangiovese), 20% Canaiolo & Colorino

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

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Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  13.5%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  145397