Variety 100% Nebbiolo Vineyard Location: Castiglione Falletto, Plot 7, Sub-plot 132 Characteristics: 240 meters above sea level, southeastern exposure, 2.7 x 0.9 meters spacing, 4,300 vines/hectare density, Guyot upward-trained vertical-trellised training system. Age: 50 years Size: 0.8 hectares Yield: 60 quintals/hectarea Harvesting period First 10 days of October Production 3,500 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 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.