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Lessona 2019

Grapevine

100% Nebbiolo

Production Area

Vineyards in Lessona, Alto Piemonte Italy

VINTAGE DESCRIPTION

The calendar year 2019 (January-December) was again recorded as one of the hottest years with the only exception of the month of May which remained on historically more usual temperatures and which may be remembered, from a meteorological point of view, as the year of meteorological records. The pruning carried out at the end of February and at the beginning of March allowed us to contain the advance of the budding due to an extremely warm and dry winter with little fog and incredible temperature swings in March until the end of a particularly cold May. A very hot June, fortunately refreshed by some intense rains which committed us in the vineyards to a greater preventive care, led to an excellent harvest even though less abundant than last year's..

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VINEYARDS

Exposure

South

Altitude

340 meters

Soil

Sands, gravels, sandy and kaolinic clays from alterations of Permian volcanites

Density of planting

4500 plants per Ha

Training system

Gouyot

Plant's age

20 years

Area

0.3 Ha

Harvest

By hand in small boxes on October 15th

VINIFICATION

Fermentation

Destemming and soft crushing, spontaneous fermentation, 12 days maceration on skins

Aging

24 months in Slavonian oak tonneaux and subsequent aging in bottle

DATI ANALITICI

Malolactic

in December

Alcohol

13.5 %

pH

3.48

Total acidity

6,1 g/L

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