MUNICIPALITY: Nizza Monferrato
ALTITUDE: 260 m
CRU OR BLEND: San Nicolao
EXPOSURE: South, Southwest
SOIL COMPOSITION
Rich in calcareous marl with sandy sedimentary origins, at an average altitude of 260 meters above sea level.
YEAR OF PLANTING: 1960
IN THE VINEYARD
Focus on sustainability through a few targeted interventions each year to preserve the ecosystem and biodiversity. Grass cover, green pruning, and thinning are followed by careful cluster selection to achieve a low yield per hectare (45 hl), ensuring perfectly ripened fruit – a portion of which is left to slightly over-ripen and is then used to produce the Riserva, bottled exclusively in Magnum (1.5 L) format.
CERTIFIED PRODUCTION PHILOSOPHY:
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VINIFICATION
Gentle pressing, followed by fermentation and maceration in stainless steel tanks for about 20 days, using only indigenous yeasts. The wine remains in temperature-controlled steel tanks until malolactic fermentation is complete.
AGEING
36 months in large oak casks, followed by at least 12 months in bottle.