Produced exclusively with Nebbiolo grapes, locally called "Chiavennasca", carefully selected from our hystoric vineyards.
Features: We pay special attention to our riserva wines, starting with growing the wines and choosing the best vintages and ending with wine making and ageing. The grape is exclusively Nebbiolo; growing techniques, especially pruning and fertilising, should not allow more than 60 q/ha of grape production. Harvesting is delayed until late October or early November to allow partial wilting of grapes on the plants (late harvest). According to the disciplinary measures for "Valtellina Superiore D.O.C.G." production, a wine can only be labelled "Riserva" after 36 months of aging, 12 of which are in oak barrels.
Yield: ~60 q/ha with late harvest towards the end of October, 70%
Vineyards: from east to west with southern exposure to the sun in the production areas of Valtellina Superiore Sassella in the municipalities of Sondrio and Castione Andevenno at an altitude between 300 and 400 metres above sea level.
Soil type: Sandy soil, permeable, moderately deep.
Vinification: Fermentation "a cappello sommerso" for about 10 days at a controlled temperature.
Aging: 18 months in 35hl oak barrels, after which the wine stays in stainless steel tanks and refines in bottle for at least 8 months.
Ageing potential: If kept in an appropriate place, the wine can age for more than 10 years.
Prizes:
PREMIO DOUJA D'OR 2003;1999;1989
MEDAGLIA D'ORO CERVIM 2005;1995;1990
MEDAGLIA D'ARGENTO CERVIM 2008;1999;1989
MENZIONE D'ONORE CERVIM 2005;2001
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