Varietal: Cabernet Franc 100%
Wine type: Dry Red Wine
Terroir: Cortona – Val di Chiana – Toscana – Italia
Elevation: 315-325 mt. slm, mid hills
Cru’ and Vineyard name: San Lorenzo, Tenuta Leuta
Soil type: clay and silt
Training method: single arm and spur
Exposition- row orientation: West and South – ritocchino
Year planted: 2002
Spacing and Plant density: 1,80 x 0,70 mt. – 7500 plants per hectare
Vineyard Size – age of the vines: 1,1 ha – 16 years
Cultivation and method: certified organic
Harvest method: grape selection and manual harvest in small crates from the end of Semptember to beginning of October
Yield per hectare and per plant: 70 q.li/ha – 50 h.li/ha, 0,9 kg/plant
Destemming and crushing: destemming and light crushing
Maceration: pumpovers and delestges at controlled temperature
Pressing: none
Duration and temperature of fermentation: 25-30 gg. between 24 and 27 degrees C. in stainless steel
Yeast: indigenous
Malolactic fermentation: done in barriques
Aging: on the lees for 6 months in barriques and another 12 months in barriques
Refinement in the bottle: 12 months
Filtration and bottling: June – July
Bottle production: 4000
