WINES
2020 LONGORUCIS
TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol: 14.49 %
Total acidity: 5.5 g/l
pH: 3.61
Estimated peak of maturation: 6 years
Estimated cellar life: 15 years
VINEYARD
Category: red, dry
Grape variety: pinot nero 100 %
Source vineyard: Longorucis
Geographical area: Friuli Isonzo Rive Alte
Place: Mariano del Friuli (GO)
Average planting age: 6 years
Vine density: 7,800 vines/ha
Yield per hectare and per vine: 3,300 kg/ha (2.944 lbs/ac) and 0.42 kg/plantt
Layout: 1.60 x 0.80 m
Area: 1.40 ha in production
Elevation: 31 - 32 m (101 - 105 ft)
Exposure: North - South and East - West
Training method: simple guyot
Soils profile: medium deep, with generous gravelpebbly texture, silt-clay, the upper layer is decalcified while the deeper one is calcareous, well drained, little water-retention capacity
Harvest period: 28th August 2020
VINIFICATION
De-stemming and crushing
Skin contact: 20 days, plunging applied
Fermentation vassel: Stainless steel fermentation vats
Pre-fermentation cold settling
Fermentation: 18÷30°C (64 - 86 °F)
Yeast: selected strains
Length of fermentation: 8 days
Malolactic fermentation: complete
Maturation: 14 months in barrels, followed by 8 months in steel until completion of natural clarification
Bottling: 23rd December 2021
Bottle-ageing: 14 months