It is achieved from premium Merlot, Cabernet, Pinot Noir grapes which are grow and picked on the gentle hills of Monterubiaglio.
After a twelve-mounth ageing in casks of 225 litres, the wine rests in bottles one more year for refinement.
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Red Wines > Palaia
Details
| Name of the wine: | Palaia |
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| Mixure of grapes: | Merlot 34%, Pinot 33%, Cabernet Sauvignon 33% |
| Production area: | Castelviscardo, Orvieto (Umbria) |
| Altitude of the vineyards: | About 300 meters above the sea-level |
| Type of ground: | Sedimentary, clayish |
| Training system: | Cordon spur |
| Yield per hectare: | 60 quintals |
| Harvest time: | September |
| Alcoholic fermentation: | In stainless steel |
| Malolactic fermentation: | In barriques |
| Vinification: | Maceration on the skins |
| Ageing: | In barriques for 12 months, then in bottles |
| Alcohol: | 13,50 % |