GRAPE VARIETY: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot VINEYARD: Various estate plots SOIL: Moderately clayey ALTITUDE: 60–100 m a.s.l. ROW ORIENTATION: South-East TRAINING SYSTEM: Spur-pruned cordon AVERAGE VINE AGE: 20 years PLANTING DENSITY (vines/ha): 3300 YIELD PER VINE (kg/plant): 1.5 YIELD PER HECTARE (q/ha): 50 TREATMENTS: Sulfur, copper, and natural preparations FERTILIZERS: Compost and green manure from spontaneous herbs HARVEST PERIOD: Mid to late September HARVEST METHOD: By hand and by machine
In Winery
CRUSHING METHOD: Destemming and crushing PRESSING METHOD: Pneumatic soft press VINIFICATION: In temperature-controlled stainless steel vats MACERATION TIME: 10–15 days USE OF SELECTED YEASTS: Only in particular vintages FILTRATION: None AGEING: In second- and third-use barriques GRAPE/WINE YIELD (%): 65 NUMBER OF BOTTLES PRODUCED: 6,000