Pinot Nero "Carillo" 2022 - Frecciarossa

Grape variety: 100% pinot nero Production area: the first hills of Casteggio Soil: clayey-calcareous Vineyard exposure: north-east and south-west Vineyard altitude: 120-200 m s.l.m. Training system: simple Guyot Average age of the vines in production: 19 years Number of vines per hectare: 5.000 Yield of grapes per vine: 1-1.2 kg Harvest: after a slight thinning carried out in mid-July, manual harvesting in crates 17 kg with meticulous selection of the best grapes. Vinification: soft de-stemming and subsequent spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature below 26 ° C. 8-day maceration. During maceration, pumping over or punching is carried out based on the fermentative kinetics. Malolactic fermentation in 25 hl barrels. Aging: 6 months in stainless steel tanks. After bottling, at least 4 months of further refinement before marketing