Variety 100% Nebbiolo Vineyard Location: Castiglione Falletto Characteristics: 250 meters above sea level, southeastern exposure, 2,00 x 0,90 meters spacing, 4,500 vines/hectare density, Guyot upward-trained vertical-trellised training system. One of the oldest vineyards of the estate, over 50 years old. Age: 65 years old. Size: 0.66 hectares Yield: 60 quintals/hectare Harvesting period First 10 days of October Production 2,500/2,600 bottles Vinification Great care taken over the cultivation of the vineyard, rigorous manual selection of grapes in the vineyard and in the winery, destemming-crushing, fermentation and maceration. Malolactic fermentation follows in December. Maturing 100% in 20-hectoliter French oak barrels for 30 months. Bottling takes place at the end of the summer, with a further year of bottle ageing before release on the market.