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| Appellation | Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC |
| Wine region | Abruzzo (Italy) |
| Vineyard name | Villamagna and Santa Lucia (Chieti), estate owned vineyards |
| Soil composition | Clay and limestone |
| Training method | Abruzzo pergola |
| Elevation | About 1000 ft |
| Vines/acre: | 670 vines / acre |
| Harvest Time | Middle of October (late harvest) |
| Vineyard practices | Organic fertilizations |
| Bottles produced of this wine | About 150.000 / year |
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| Varietal composition | Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 100% |
| Grape selection and treatment | Manual selection and harvest, and further selection of bunches in the winery, no treatments on bunches. |
| Fermentation | Grapes have a pre-fermentative maceration.
No treatments on the must. Fermentation with selected yeasts in stainless steel and concrete tanks at controlled temperature 77 F (25 C) for 10 days, also maceration is kept for 10 days. |
| Malolactic fermentation | 100% after the fermentation |
| Aging | In stainless steel and concrete tanks for 8 months. |
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| ALCOHOL | 12.50 % vol |
| pH | 3.46 |
| RESIDUAL SUGAR | 0.1 gr/l |
| ACIDITY | 5.3 gr/l |
| SO2 (Total) | free 24 mg/l, total 94 mg/l |
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