Growing Conditions
Vineyard
- Area of production: Poggioreale (TP) - Valle del Belice / Sicily
- Altitude: 200 mt. s.l.m.
- Vineyard extension: about 1,60 ha. (vineyard area of about 13 ha.)
- Vine age: year of planting 2009
- Density per hectare: 4.000 plants
- Rearing system: vertical trellis
- Pruning system: guyot
Techniques used:
- Fertilization with organic broad-bean in November and green manuring in
April
- Thinning of the vine fruits in June
- Selection of the vine fruits during the grape harvest
- Grapes yield per hectare: 80 ql.
Harvest
Grape harvest period: second half of August
Aging
5 months in steel and further bottle