Variety 100% Nebbiolo Vineyard Location: Monforte d’Alba, Plot 2, Sub-plots 178, 407, 406 Characteristics: 380 meters above sea level, southwestern exposure, 2.7 x 0.9 meters spacing, 4,500 vines/hectare density, Guyot upward-trained vertical-trellised training system. Age: 35 years Size: 1.13 hectares Yield: 60 quintals/hectare Harvesting period First 10 days of October Production 3,500 bottles Vinification Great attention paid to cultivation of the vineyard, rigorous manual selection of grapes in the vineyard and in the winery, destemming-crushing, fermentation and maceration in stainless steel for 30 days at a controlled temperature of 28-29° C. Malolactic fermentation follows in December. Maturing 100% in 30-hectoliter Austrian oak barrels for 30 months. Bottling takes place at the end of the summer, with a further 12-24 months of bottle ageing before release on the market, depending on the vintage.