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Geographical indication: Umbria IGT Verdicchio.
Variety: 100% Verdicchio.
Total production: 1,400 bottles.
ABV: 13.5%.

Terroir and vineyards

Vineyard: Planted in 2004
Aspect: North – south
Altitude: 320 metres above sea level
Soil: Volcanic – clay
Vine training system and pruning: Double Guyot
Vine density per hectare: 3.333
Yield per hectare: 5,000 kg of grapes (50 quintals)

Winemaking

Harvest period: Mid-October
Method of harvest: By hand
Vinification: Grapes are cooled and then undergo gentle pressing
Fermentation: Carried out in 225 litre French oak barrels
Refining: In French oak barrels followed by two months in bottle