Indie Wineries
Fattoria San Lorenzo: Rosso Piceno Vigna di Gino
THE WINE
HARD FACTS
WINE NAME:
Rosso Piceno “di Gino”
PRODUCER:
Fattoria San Lorenzo
VINTAGE:
2017
APPELLATION:
DOC Rosso Piceno
GRAPE VARIETIES:
60% Montepulciano, 40% Sangiovese
FERMENTATION TANKS:
Concrete
YEASTS:
Natural
MACERATION:
30 Days
MALOLACTIC:
Done
AGED IN:
Concrete
AGED FOR:
12 Months on Lees + 3 Months in Bottles
CLARIFICATION/FILTRATION:
None
VEGAN:
Yes
TOTAL SO2:
Approx. 55 mg / L
SO2 REGIME:
At Bottling
ALCOHOL CONTENT:
13.5% vol.
TOTAL PRODUCTION:
13,000 bottles
ALTITUDE:
250-300 m
SOIL:
Mainly Sand
YEAR PLANTED:
2000
DENSITY:
3,000 vines/hectare
YIELD:
2.5 kg per plant
QUICK FACTS
One of the original DOC’s in Italy, and the wine dates back to pre-Romanic times.
Sangiovese is widely thought to be of ancient origin, as the literal translation of its name (blood of Jove) suggests.
10% of the wine sees some used wood to soften the natural searing acidity of Sangiovese and Montepulciano.
Farmed biodynamically.
‘Gino’ is the name of Natalino’s father, for whom this vineyard is named and dedicated.
THIS WINE’S STORY
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Int’l Article Number
EAN: 805424745050
