2001 harvest (a good year)

Zone of vines: Hills of Montefalco, 400 m.s.l, location San Valentino '88
Orientation: EAST-SOUTHWEST
Type of soil: Clay
Care of vines: trained on wire, about 2,000 plants per hectare
Yield per hectare:70/75 quintiliters
Harvest date: 3rd week of October
Meteorological notes: 2001 was marked by a strong frost at the beginning of May. This meant that the harvest was also carried out in intensely cold weather. These factors combined resulted in a 30% loss in production. Nevertheless, the level of quality remained high due to a good balance of sun and rain throughout the growing season.
Grapes: 70% Sangiovese, 20% Montepulciano, 10% Sagrantino
Degress of Alcohol: 13,5%
Harvest:by hand, with transport of grapes in small steel containers
Fermentation: on the skins, with the stems separated the same day the grapes are harvested.
No. of days fermented and macerated: 30
Aging of wine: 24 months in steel, 4 in bottle
Characteristics: dry, smooth, with aromas of fresh apples
Recommended pairings: pastas, red meats, cheese
Price per 75,0 cl bottle in Italian enotecas:€ 30,00/40,00
Total no. bottles: from the 2001 harvest, we culled 6.633 75,0 cl. bottles (all numbered individually)


Note: This wine was bottled at the end of September 2003, 2 years after the harvest date. The wine was left to rest in the bottle for another 4 months, sheltered from light and sound, and was released for sale in Feburary 2004. It is a wine that will mature slowly, but can also be drunk now, at 48 months of age. This full bodied wine, rich in organic matter, from the 'good year' that was 2001, was slowly stablilized in the winery without the introduction of foreign elements or stabilizers, which should allow it to age for another 8-10 years, given proper care and storage.