MUNICIPALITY: Nizza Monferrato ALTITUDE: 235 mt CRU OR BLEND: Bricco di Nizza VINEYARD SIZE: 1,6 ha EXPOSURE: South, top of the hill
SOIL COMPOSITION
Gentle hillside slopes. Sant’Agata Fossili marl with silty clay-loam texture, ranging in color from pale bluish to brown
YEAR OF PLANTING: 1,3 Ha nel 2017 e 0,3 Ha nel 2019
IN THE VINEYARD
Cover cropping, green pruning, cluster thinning
CERTIFIED PRODUCTION PHILOSOPHY:
Sustainable practices
VINIFICATION
7 days in horizontal fermentation tanks
AGEING
24 months in 225 L French oak barriques (Allier and Tronçais), a mix of new, once- and twice-used barrels
8 days in horizontal fermentation tanks
48 months in 225 L French oak barriques (Allier and Tronçais), using a mix of new, once- and twice-used barrels
MUNICIPALITY: Mombercelli ALTITUDE: 170-220 mt CRU OR BLEND: Moncucco-Cavino VINEYARD SIZE: 3,5 ha EXPOSURE: South-facing amphitheater
Light gray to bluish sandy-marl soils with silty-loam texture
YEAR OF PLANTING: 2018 e 2021
9 days in horizontal fermentation tanks
18 months in 500 L French oak tonneaux
10 days in horizontal fermentation tanks
19 months in 500 L French oak tonneaux
MUNICIPALITY: San Marzano Oliveto ALTITUDE: 200 mt CRU OR BLEND: Saline VINEYARD SIZE: 0,7ha EXPOSURE: Southeast
Marne di Sant' Agata Fossili, silty-marl soils ranging in color from gray to light yellowish-brown, with silty-clay loam texture
YEAR OF PLANTING: 1929 e 1975
11 days in horizontal fermentation tanks
28 months in 1,000-liter French oak casks
12 days in horizontal fermentation tanks
29 months in 1,000-liter French oak casks