2006 harvest (the Third)

Zone of vines:Low Hills between Trevi and Montefalco, about 200 m.s.l.,
Exposure: EAST-SOUTHWEST
-Type of soil: clay alternating with layers of gravel
Weather:: Very balanced season
Judgement of the season: "GOOD"
Care of vines: trained on wire, with 2,400 plants for hectare.
Yield for hectare: 80 quintiliters
Harvest data (late harvest): second half of October
Grapes: 100% Trebbiano Spoletino
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: 21 days with the skins.
Aging process:2 years in stainless steel of which 232 days with the dregs.
Characteristics: hints of very ripe fruit (apricot), dried flowers and honey.
Recommended Pairings: pasta dishes, grilled fish, vegetables, fresh fruit
Total bottles for 2006 harvest: n°3.300 75,0 cl bottles


Note: By choice, bottles (as is now standard practice in our house) at the end of September each year and in any case, before starting the harvest. This year of 2006 was bottled on 25 September 2008. After an appropriate period of rest, in dark rooms and hushed up, in late spring 2009 the first deliveries were performed after at least 9 months of proper aging in bottle. It is recommended, for the good of this wine, after having made him suffer a transport even short wait at least 15 days before sampling at 18 ° -20 ° and having uncorked at least a few hours before. Choice, as with all our wines, in the production cycle does not use forced stabilization systems. Therefore, VIVO is a wine that has not undergone acceleration of its natural aging cycle, use care in hand, it is' EASY TO FIND sediment on the bottom. The rich sensory composition, along with the slow maturation that continues for years and years even after being placed in a bottle, accompanied by good preservation in suitable environmental conditions, provides the basics for being drunk at best over 5 years after harvest.