Description
Vineyard
Property Tenuta San Jacopo
Area 1 hectares / 2,47 acres;
Altitude 300 mt. a.s.l.;
Exposure south-east
Density 5000 plants/ha;
Training system Spurred cordon;
Vineyard average age 20 years
Vinification and ageing
Yield 4,5 tons per hectare / 11,10 tons per acre;
Harvest time Second week of October
Picking grapes are hand picked and carried in 20kg-cases;
Pressing soft pressing with immediate pumping of the juice to the vats. 2 days at low temperature before introducing selected yeasts;
Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats for about 25-30 days.
Fermentation Temperature 28/30°C;
Malolactic fermentation complete, in Tonneaux 500 L; Ageing: in oak french Tonneau, 1/4 new ¾ second and third passage, for about 24 months;
Bottle ageing 12 months;
N°of bottles 2500