2007 harvest 'AUTHORITATIVE'

Zone of vines: Hills of Montefalco, about 400 m.s.l., location Pagliaro '88.
Exposure: EAST-SOUTHWEST
-Type of soil: Clay
Weather:: Dry years with some bizarre weather.
Judgement of the season: 'AUTHORITATIVE'
Care of vines: trained on wire, with 2,400 plants for hectare.
Yield for hectare: 80 quintiliters
Harvest data (late harvest): September 15th
Grapes: 20% Grechetto,20% Malvasia, 20% Chardonnay, 20%Sauvignon, 20% Garganega
Degress of Alcohol: 13,5%
Harvest: by hand, with transport of grapes in small steel containers.
Fermentation: on the skins, stems removed the same day the grapes are harvested, no sulphur added.
Fermentation process: 15 days with the skins.
Aging process: 1 year in stainless steel
Characteristics: soft, well balanced, viscous, aromas of fresh bread and dried figs.
Recommended Pairings: antipasto, pasta, fish, roasted white meats
Total bottles for 2007 harvest: n°4.500 75,0 cl bottles


Note: The harvest of 2007 may be defined thus: 'AUTHORITATIVE'. After a mild winter and a wonderful March, anticipating approximately 10 days the budding, the end of May was characterized by intense rains, then the summer was particularly dry until the time of harvest. The deep roots of the vines in our vineyard Pagliaro have nevertheless allowed a good hydration of the vegetation. For all these reasons, the ripening of the grapes had been a significant advance so that the collection, contrary to our habits was made in mid-September. The grapes that we collected were wonderful, undamaged and healthy, which produced an intense wine. In this collection, we experience a wine that is:
- "Complex" in the composition
- "Persistent" because it was generated without the use of forced stabilizzationi
- "Intense" for color, given the long maceration on the skins and slightly oxidized due to the lack of added sulfites.