Il Goloso

Grapes : 85% Cabernet Franc- 15% Syrah

Site: Ferruggini and Donoratico

Exposition : East -West
Year of planting: 2010 - 2015
Soil type: Sandy-clay and rock fragments
Training system: Trellis system, spur cordon and Guyot pruned Density of implantation: 5.600 plants/ha
Grape yield per hectare: 9000 kg/ha Cabernet and Syrah

Vinification and Ageing: After a manual harvesting, when grapes reach a good balance between acidity and maturation, the grapes are kept for 48 hours in a fridge at low temperature. Then the grapes are softly pressed at low temperature, extracting only the most delicate and aromatic elements. After a soft cold decanting, the must is fermented in steel tanks at 13-16 degrees for 15-20 days. At the end of the fermentation after a soft racking, the wine begins its ageing on its lees for at least 6 months. During ageing recurring batonnage take place in order to enhance the sensory complexity of the wine.