VINTAGE NOTES
this was a vintage of extreme energy in the plants. We had good rain levels in the early part of the season, offset by blazing heat in the summer. Nevertheless in July and August the vines were not under stress, rather veraison and maturation were slightly ahead of schedule. September was cool and dry, just perfect, allowing us to pick up grapes during the fruit and flower days in the Biodynamic calendar. As usual the picking started beginning of September with Vermentino, Trebbiano and Malvasia from Campo Vecchio, our hystoric vineyard. We then moved to Sangiovese later in the month and finished with the superb Petit Verdot in the very last days of September. 

HARVEST
22 September, 2015 

VARIETY
100% Sangiovese (clone from a Montalcino vineyard)

VINEYARD
Selceto and Sugarelle

VINEYARD DENSITY 
4.850 vines/hectare

VINE AGE
9 years Sugarelle and 11 years Selceto  

FERTILIZER
biodynamic composts 

YIELD
4 tonnes/hectare (35 hl/hectare)  

FERMENTATION
in stainless steel tank for 7 days with indigenous yeasts. 

MALOLACTIC
in barrels immediately after the alc. fermentation 

MATURATION
10 months in old French oak barriques 

FINING
natural finings and clarification under gravity

BOTTLING
on descending moon, no filtration

ALCOHOL LEVEL
13% vol. 

PRODUCTION
11.405 bottles.