2000 harvest (the third)

Zone of vines: Hills of Montefalco, 400 m.s.l."CAMPO PIPPARELO"
Orientation: EAST-SOUTHWEST
Type of soil: Clay
Meteorological conditions: balanced, with a normal range in temperature
Judgement of the year: "well balanced"
Care of vines: trained on wire, with about 3,000 plants per hectare
Yield per hectare: 65-70 quintiliters
Date of harvest: second week of October
Grapes:60% uve Sangiovese, 25% uve Montepulciano,15% uve Sagrantino
Degrees of Alcohol: 13,4%
Harvest:by hand, with transport of grapes in small steel containers
Fermentation:on the skins, grapes separated from stems the same day they are harvested.
No.of days of fermentation and maceration: 33
Aging of wine: 18 months in steel, 12 months in large 20 hectoliter oak barrels, 10 months minimum in bottle
Characteristics: dry and soft, aromas of vanilla, juniper, and minerals
Recommended pairings: pasta, red meat, cheese
Price per 75,0 cl. bottle in Italian enotecas: € 42,00/55,00
Total no of bottles: 9.210 75,0 cl bottles (all numbered individually).

Note: Bottling took place at the end of September 2003, about 30 months after the grapes were harvested. After bottling, the wine was left to age in the bottle for another 10 months before being released for sale. In the year 2000 we were able to obtain a very fine quality of wine, due to favorable weather, rich internal structure of the grapes,and slow maturation without the use of artificial stabilizers. Finally 'Ready' to drink, at 5 years of age, this wine shows great potential for aging 13-18 years.