First year of production: 2009 – certified Demeter since 2014

Vineyard: Corvinone 100%

Geographical Location: Monte del Drago vineyard – Northeast of Verona, in the hill that divides Montorio from the Valle d’Illasi

Extension: 20 hectares of Guyot and 5 hectares of Traditional Pergola Veronese

Installation date: 1995

Composition of the soil: Calcareous with red clay and tufo

Strains per hectare: 6000 on guyot and 4500 on pergola veronese

Harvest: September

Yield per plant: 2 kg.

Climate trend: 2024 began in January with slightly colder temperatures than the average of recent years and significantly higher precipitation compared to the past five years, giving us hope from the very start. Spring, initially mild and not particularly rainy, gave way to May and June marked by frequent rains, which made vineyard management and downy mildew control quite challenging. Nevertheless, we managed to handle infections much better than in 2023. In July, temperatures rose significantly, remaining high during the day but dropping enough in the evenings to provide some relief to the vines. In August, some rainfall, finally less severe, offered the plants a much-needed breather, allowing the earlier-ripening grapes to reach perfect maturity. After mid-September, rains became more frequent, slowing down ripening and affecting the later-harvested grapes. Fortunately, in our case, most of the crop had already been brought in, and we can proudly say that the outcome of the long harvest was very positive!

Winemaking technique: Few hours of cold maceration on the skins at uncontrolled temperature. At 4% alcohol, racking and separation of the skins. Continuation of fermentation in steel tanks and refinement for 4 months on the fine lees.

Alcohol: 11,80 % vol

Total acidity: 5.60

PH: 3.40

Sugar residue: 1.50

Note: Tasting notes: Light pink colour. Rose and flowers nose, red raspberry, fresh acidity and citrus notes on palate