GRIGIANO - Conero docg riserva - Profile
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Total surface area
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3.70 hectares (9.14 acres)
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| Grape Variety |
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Undiluted Montepulciano winegrapes |
| Vineyard Age |
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40 years |
| Soil |
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Clayey and sandy silt |
| Altitude |
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250 metres above sea level |
| Vines per hectare |
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2,200 |
| Wine farming |
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Pruning is done by double cordone speronato (cords and support) with environmentally friendly cultivation; complete cover crop; shoot thinning, bud selection and leaf and lateral shoot removal at the invaiatura - the beginning stage of maturation.
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| Harvest |
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Grapes are selected by hand and placed carefully in small boxes then brought, within one and a half hours, to the cellar. |
| Vinification |
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The most suitable grapes are then selected in the cellar on the selection table where after they undergo a soft picking-pressing process before the delestage: 15 days of temperature-controlled skin fermentation in steel vats. |
| Ageing |
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The ageing is done in 500litre oak barrels, (50% new) for a period ranging from 14 to 20 months. |
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