-  Grape varieties: Corvina 100%

- Geographical area: north-east of Verona, on the hill that separates Montorio from Valle d’Illasi.

- Name and extension of the vineyards : Monte del Drago vineyard is 7 ha.

- Age of planting : 1995 

- Soil composition: calcareous with white and red clay and tufo 

- Planting density: 6500 in trellis

-Thinning: from July 20^thto August 1st.

- Harvest: Middle of September

- Yield per plant: 2 kg

- Vintage climate

Cold and dry winters. In March the high temperatures move the sprouts well in advance, flowering starts already in the middle of May. In early summer  we had persistent rains, which cools the productivity. Hot and dry summer, with almost no rainfall. The harvest begin in late August and goes on until the end of September. Excellent year.

- Winemaking technique

Two days of cold maceration on the skins. Selected yeasts in at 16C° till the alcohol arrives at 4%, then we separate the skins from the wine and the wine finishes the fermentation and stays on the yeasts for 4 months.

- Bottlled :  January 2012

- Enochemical characteristics

Alcohol: 12.38

Total acidity: 5.45

PH: 3.25

- Grape varieties: Corvina 50% Corvinone10%, Rondinella10%, Croatina15%, Oseleta15% 

- Geographical area: North-east of Verona, on the hill that separates Montorio from Valle d’Illasi. 

- Total extension of the vineyards: 27 hectares in modern, vertical trellis. 

- Age of planting: Since 1960. 

- Soil composition: Calcareous with red clay in the vineyards Il Perlar and Palazzina, white clay and tufo in Monte del Drago. 

- Planting density: 5/7000 . 

- Thinning: from July 30 to August 10. 

- Yield per plant: 0.5/1kg 

- Harvest: from September 9th to October 2th. 

- Vintage climate 

The summer started quite early and the maturation of grapes developed already in the middle of June changing color. After that the season continued hot and with no storm till September when some rains didn’t compromise at all the good harvest. The particular event of this year is the low level of PH, it will determinate a great maturation for the  red wines in longer time. 

- Winemaking technique 

Only the best grapes from the best vintages are used for this wine. The grapes are dried for 150 days, then gently crashed and fermented in open tonneaux for about two months.  after the gently pressing, they rest foe maturation in new tonneaux for 2 years. The wine is aged in bottle for one year before release.

- Bottling : April 2011. 

- Enochemical characteristics 

Alcohol: 14.05% vol 

Total acidity: 6.80 

PH: 3.78 

Sugar: 12,5% 

- Grape varieties: Garganega 90%  Chardonnay Musquè 2%, Pinot Blanc 2%, Durella 2%, Chardonnay 2%

- Geographical area: north-east of Verona, on the hill that separates Montorio from Valle d’Illasi.

- Name and extension of the vineyards:  The Monte del Drago vineyard is 27 ha.

- Age of planting: 1990 (Chardonnay) 2002 (Garganega)

- Soil composition: calcareous with white clay and tufo 

- Planting density: 7500 in trellis Chardonnay, 6300 in trellis for Garganega

- Thinning: from July 20thto August 1st.

- Harvest: from 20th to August 28th for the Chardonnay; from October 5th for Garganega.

- Yield per plant: 1 kg per Chardonnay and 2 kg for Garganega

- Vintage climate

The year begins with a long drought, a very warm early April, leading to a fast development of the buds, followed by some rainy weeks that makes the temperature remain  below average until July.  In August, the temperatures rise again and the land dries quickly. The maturation is very early, the quantity of the grapes is below the average but the quality is high. Great vintage.

- Winemaking technique

Maceration for two hours, soft pressing, clarification with settling at 12°C. Racking and inoculation of selected yeasts and fermentation to a maximum temperature of 16°C. Assemblages in steel tanks.

- Bottlled: June 2010

- Enochemical characteristics

Alcohol: 12,48 % vol

Total acidity: 6.6

PH: 3.29

- Enjoy to drink: very fresh wine, light aromatic, mineral with just a bit of roundy, soft taste from Chardonnay. Very easy to drink, enjoy it with crude fish or white fish in general.

- Grape varieties: Corvina 45%, Corvinone 40%, Rondinella 10%, Oseleta 5%

- Geographical area: north-east of Verona, on the hill that separates Montorio from Valle d’Illasi.

- Total extension of the vineyards in the estate: 27 hectares in  modern vertical trellis.

- Age of planting: Since 1960 to 2001

- Soil composition: Calcareous with red clay and tufo

- Planting density:  5/7000.

- Thinning: from July 30th to August 15th.

- Harvest: from September 3st to October 5th.

- Yield per plant: 1 kg

- Vintage climate

Very cold winter, very normal springtime. Many rainfalls during the all first part of the summer, but from the end of July to the end of October the weather was sunny and dry, so the end of maturation and the harvest were simply perfect. Very balanced vintage, a great vintage.

- Winemaking technique

The healthiest, ripest bunches of picked grapes undergo a unique drying process (Appassimento) that take place, on plateaux, in a well naturally ventilated loft.  The grapes lose at least the 35% of their original weight thereby concentrating sugar, aromatic compounds and noble tannins. In January grapes are gently crushed and the fermentation starts at low temperature(13-17 C) Transfer to oak barrels of 700, 1500 and 2000 litres of various origins and composition and age, mostly from Allier forest.  The wine remains at least 8 month in bottles before release.

- Bottling: January 2012

- Enochemical characteristics

Alcohol: 15.67 % vol

Total acidity: 6.0

PH: 3.58

Sugar: 0.60 %

Extract: 30,6 g/l

- Enjoy to drink: Stewed meat, roast of red meats, seasoned cheeses; agreeable also as a meditation wine

-  Grape varieties: Corvina 100%

- Geographical area: north-east of Verona, on the hill that separates Montorio from Valle d’Illasi.

- Name and extension of the vineyards : Monte del Drago vineyard is 7 ha.

- Age of planting : 1995 

- Soil composition: calcareous with white and red clay and tufo 

- Planting density: 6500 in trellis

-Thinning: from July 20^thto August 1st.

- Harvest: Middle of September

- Yield per plant: 2 kg

- Vintage climate

The year begins with a long drought, a very warm early April, leading to a fast development of the buds, followed by some rainy weeks that makes the temperature remain  below average until July.  In August, the temperatures rise again and the land dries quickly. The maturation is very early, the quantity of the grapes is below the average but the quality is high. Great vintage.

- Winemaking technique

Two days of cold maceration on the skins. Selected yeasts in at 16C° till the alcohol arrives at 4%, then we separate the skins from the wine and the wine finishes the fermentation and stays on the yeasts for 4 months.

- Bottlled :  January 2012

- Enochemical characteristics

Alcohol: 12.3

Total acidity: 6.65

PH: 3.36