Provincia di Pavia IGT Rosso
Grape varieties:
Croatina, Barbera and Uva Rara.
Production area:
foothills of Casteggio, in a single historical vineyard adjacent to the estate where we have decided to keep the traditional indigenous grapes.
Soil:
lime/clay.
Exposure of the vineyard:
SE
Altitude of the vineyard:
160 m AMSL
Training system:
simple Guyot; bilateral Guyot on some vines.
Average age of the vines:
50 years
Vine density:
3,600 vines per hectare
Yield:
0.8-1 kg per vine
Harvest:
leaf thinning in mid-July. The grapes are hand-harvested in 17 kg crates, carefully selecting the best ones.
Vinification:
destemming and gentle crushing of the grapes. Natural fermentation in a truncated cone oak vat at a controlled temperature. 32-day maceration using the délestage technique. During this time, the wine is punched down and pumped over several times depending on the kinetics of the fermentation. Malolactic fermentation in 600 l oak barrels and barriques.
Ageing:
10 months in 600 l oak barrels and barriques, 6 months in stainless-steel vats before bottling and no less than 6 months in the bottle before release.
Sight:
bright ruby red colour.
Nose:
very elegant, with notes of dog rose, red and black fruits, black pepper and balsamic overtones.
Palate:
fruity, fresh and well-balanced. Very pleasant with a long finish.
Ageing potential:
over 20 years
Vintage:
2021
Date of harvest:
September 2021
Date of bottling:
June 15th 2023
2021 production:
3,293 bottles (0.75 l). Also available in magnum format (20 bottles).
Notes about the 2021 vintage:
classic vintage, in line with the last 15-20 vintages. It was characterised by a quite early flowering, with a good level of rainfall in May, and a medium-hot and dry summer. The harvest was slightly anticipated, with remarkable temperature variations between day and night and notably cool temperatures near the end. The correct timing of the harvest ensured a good aromatic expression and good acidity values for all the wines.
Analytical data:
– alcohol: 13,4 % vol
– acidity: 6 g/l
– pH: 3.50 g/l
– residual sugar: < 0.5 g/l
– total sulphites: 95 mg/l
– dry extract: 28 g/l
First vintage:
2017
Viniplus AIS Lombardia 2026: Four Camunian Roses award (vintage 2020)
Guida Bio 2026: Five Green leaves award (vintage 2020)
Guida Bio 2024: Five Green Leaves award (vintage 2019)
The Essential Guide to Italian Wine by Daniele Cernilli 2023: 92/100 (vintage 2019)
Vinibuoni d’Italia 2023: Crown award (vintage 2018)
Guida Bio 2023: Golden Leaf award (vintage 2018)
James Suckling (jamessuckling.com) 2023: 90/100 (vintage 2018)
Slow Wine 2022: Top Wine – Vino Slow award (vintage 2018)
The Essential Guide to Italian Wine by Daniele Cernilli 2020: 90/100 (vintage 2017)