GRAPE VARIETY: Grechetto Gentile VINEYARD: Vigna La Ginestra SOIL: Moderately clayey ALTITUDE: 50–60 m a.s.l. ROW ORIENTATION: East, West TRAINING SYSTEM: Guyot AVERAGE VINE AGE: 4–20 years PLANTING DENSITY (vines/ha): From 3000 to 5000 YIELD PER VINE (kg/plant): 1.5 YIELD PER HECTARE (q/ha): 45–81 TREATMENTS: Sulfur, copper, and natural preparations FERTILIZERS: Compost and green manure from spontaneous herbs HARVEST PERIOD: Late August HARVEST METHOD: By hand
In Winery
CRUSHING METHOD: Destemming and crushing PRESSING METHOD: Pneumatic soft press VINIFICATION: 50% in stainless steel vats, 50% in barrique MACERATION TIME: 2 hours in the press USE OF SELECTED YEASTS: Only in particular vintages FILTRATION: Microfiltration AGEING: Several months on the lees GRAPE/WINE YIELD (%): 50% free-run must only NUMBER OF BOTTLES PRODUCED: 10,000