Tenuta San Marcello - Melano

Grapes: Lacrima di Morro d'Alba 100%
Soil type: clayey-limestone and silt – emerged seabed made up of marine sedimentation and limestone formations coming from the nearby karst massifs (Monte Murano and Frasassi Caves). Exposure: West – North-West, altitude 220 m above sea level
Training system: Double alternating Guyot Planting density: 5700 vines/ha, maximum production 0.6 kg per vine
Harvest: late, 1-2 bunches per plant, left to over-ripen until the end of October
Winemaking: destemming without pressing, spontaneous fermentation with the skins and frequent pumping over; post-fermentation maceration for 10 days and final racking.
Aging: 12 months in steel tanks on fine lees and 1 month in the bottle
Alcohol: 12.5%
Total sulfur: 58 mg/l