Additional information
Wine appellation | Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC |
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Type of wine | Red wine, dry |
Variety of grape | Montepulciano 100% |
First vintage | 2004 |
Production area | Collecorvino, Pescara, Abruzzo |
Exposure and Altitude | South -East 250 m a.s.l. |
Type of soil | Calcareous marl rich in white moraine and alluvial stone |
Production method and planting density | Guyot with 5.000 vines/hectare |
Vineyard age | 22 Years |
Yield per hectare | 100 q |
Epoca e tipologia di Raccolta | First ten days of October; manual picking |
Alcoholic fermentation | In stainless steel tanks and large french oak barrels |
Yeast used | Selected |
Maceration period | 10 – 12 days |
Fermentation temperature | 24°- 26°C |
Maturation process | In vitrified concrete tanks for 5 months |
Malolactic fermentation | Yes |
Alcohol | 14 % vol |
Bottling period | In March of the first year following grape harvest |