Variety 100% Nebbiolo Vineyard: Location: La Morra, Santa Maria Bricco Chiesa, Plot 18, Sub-plots 503, 553, 443, 442, 552, 444, 483, 445, 612, 461 Characteristics: 200 meters above sea level, southeastern exposure, 2.7 x 0.9 meters spacing, 4,000 vines/hectare density, Guyot upward-trained vertical-trellised training system. Age: 30 years Size: 2.7 hectares Yield: 70 quintals/hectare Location: Castiglione Falletto Bricco Fiasco, Plot 7, Sub-plots 35, 36, 37, 38, 134 Characteristics: 250 meters above sea level, southwestern exposure, 2,70x0,90 meters spacing, 4,000 vines/hectare density, Guyot upward-trained vertical-trellised training system. Age: 40 years Size: 2.5 hectares Yield: 70 quintals/hectare Harvesting period First 10 days of October Production About 30,000 bottles Vinification Rigorous manual selection of grapes in the vineyard. Fermentation and maceration in stainless steel for 20 days at a controlled temperature of 28-29°C, followed by malolactic fermentation. The grapes from the two vineyards are kept separate throughout the process. Maturing The wines coming from the different vineyards are aged separately in 40, 60 and 75 –hectoliter Slavonian and Austrian oak barrels for 30 months. The wines are blended in the spring, then bottled at the end of the summer and aged in the bottle for another 6 months before release on the market.