| Climat |
Altitude 250-300 m. a.s.l. Exposition: south-west. |
| Composition du sol |
Calcareous-clayey mixture. |
| Nombre de plantes par hectare |
6,500 vines per hectares (2,600 vines per acre). |
| Vendanges |
The fruit is carefully selected and hand-harvested in small crates, during the first weeks of October. |
| Vinification |
Soft press and destemming. Fermented in stainless steel tanks at a max. temperature of 30°C. “Ombroso” is produced only in the best vintages; therefore we allow a prolonged skin-contact maceration. |
| Affinage |
It spends 12 to 15 months in French Barriques and Tonneaux - 50% new, and 50% of second and third year. Following a light filtration the wine rests in the bottle for 2 years, before release. |