Technical data on the vineyards
Planted in: 2002
Surface: 0.25 hectares (0.617 acres)
Training system: spurred cordon, close to the ground and forward-bending
Density: 3,900 vines per hectare (1,578 per acre)
Planted with a distance along the row of 0.8 meters, and distance between rows of 2.70 meters (i.e., 2.624 by 8.858 feet)
Exposure: easterly, with full exposure to sunlight
Altitude: 400 meters above sea level (1,312 feet)
Soil type: mixed clayey, very stony
Clone: 100% Sangiovese Grosso Selezione Talenti on 1103p rootstock
Planted in: 2002
Surface: 0.28 hectares (0.691 acres)
Training system: spurred cordon, close to the ground and forward-bending
Density: 4,200 vines per hectare (1,700 per acre)
Planted with a distance along the row of 0.8 meters, and distance between rows of 2.70 meters (i.e., 2.624 by 8.858 feet)
Exposure: northeasterly, with full exposure to sunlight
Altitude: 400 meters above sea level (1,312 feet)
Soil type: mixed clayey, very stony
Clone: 100% Sangiovese Grosso Selezione Talenti
Planted in: 1991
Surface: 0.849 hectares (2.097 acres)
Training system: spurred cordon, close to the ground
Density: 2,900 vines per hectare (1,174 per acre)
Planted with a distance along the row of 3 meters, and distance between rows of 1meter (i.e., 9.842 by 3.280 feet)
Exposure: northerly, with three-quarter exposure to sunlight
Altitude: 350 meters above sea level (1,148 feet)
Soil type: mixed clayey, very stony
Clone: 100% Sangiovese Grosso M42 on 420A rootstock
Planted in: 2003
Surface: 0.32 hectares (0.79 acres)
Training system: spurred cordon, close to the ground
Density: 5,500 vines per hectare (2,226 per acre)
Planted with a distance along the row of 2.3 meters, and distance between rows of 0.8 meters (i.e., 7.545 by 2.624 feet)
Exposure: easterly, with three-quarter exposure to sunlight
Altitude: 350 meters above sea level (1,148 feet)
Soil type: mixed clayey, very stony
Clone: 100% Sangiovese Grosso Vcr 5 on 420A rootstock and
Vcr 30 on 101.14 rootstock
Planted in: 2003
Surface: 0.14 hectares (0.345 acres)
Training system: spurred cordon, close to the ground
Density: 6,000 vines per hectare (2,428 per acre)
Planted with a distance along the row of 2.3 meters, and distance between rows of 0.8 meters (i.e., 7.545 by 2.624 feet)
Exposure: easterly, with three-quarter exposure to sunlight
Altitude: 350 meters above sea level (1,148 feet)
Soil type: mixed clayey, very stony
Clone: Merlot 181 on 420A rootstock