Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC

  • Vines and plants:
    Montepulciano 100% Abruzzo pergola training system
  • Production area:
    Colline Pescaresi, sottozona Terre di Casauria.
  • Exposure:
    South west
  • Soil type:
    Clayey, calcareous
  • Altitude:
    250/300 metri slm
  • Surface:
    0,5 Ha
  • Age of vines:
    40 years
  • Plant density:
    1600 vines/ha
  • Production:
    60 q
  • Bottles produced:
    5000/6000 year
  • Harvest:
    Manual, generally in the second half of October.
  • Winemaking:
    Preparation of the pied de cuve a few days before harvest, fermentation with maceration of 8/10 days, racking and spontaneous malolactic to follow.
  • Refinement:
    In steel on the fine lees, bottled in summer, further 12 months in bottle.
  • Average analytical parameters:
    Alcohol 14%, total acidity 5.3 gr/l total sulfur 40-50 mg/l.