Origin |
The Pian Estate of the Vines is found to 6 km. to south of Montalcino, over the Val d' Orcia and takes the name from a characteristic railway station of XIX the situated century all' inside of the estate, tutt'ora in use. L' company is composed from c.a. 180 hectares of which approximately 65 they are planted to vineyard with an south-east exposure mostly and altitude between the 130 and 200 meter |
Soil composition |
The land is tendentially argillaceous and limestone, rich of small skeleton. |
Yield per hectare |
Less to 8.000 kg for vintage year 2003 - rendered dell' grape in wine: 68% |
Harvest |
After an taken care of selection of the grapes green selection flings before a time to July half and a second one in makes precedence the grape harvest, that they have allowed to carry in wine cellar for the production of the Pian of the Vines only the better clusters, the grapes has been diraspate and pigiate in soft way. |
Fermentation temperature |
Alcoholic fermentation to a not advanced temperature to the 27°C. |
Fermentation period |
The maceration has happened in stainless steel tanks from 125 hectoliters for a period comprised between the 12 and 20 days. |
Ageing |
In barrels of oak of variable ability between the 30 and 80 hectoliters, and are aged for beyond two years. During summer 2006 it is proceeded to put in bottle |
Pairing |
Red and white meats, first plates to the gravy, games from pen, game, cheeses to hard paste. |