Pezzolo

Product Description

• Classification:
  Sangiovese di Romagna Superiore DOC.
• Variety:
  100%, Sangiovese, large berry clones.
• Production area:
  Dovadola (FC).
• Altitude:
  250 m a.s.l.
• Soil type:
  Ocher clay with sandstone intrusions.
• Vineyard features:
  15-year-old vineyards, with 3.333 plants per hectare, spurred cordon.
• Yield per hectare:
  Medie di 60/80 q/ha
• Harvest time and method:
  Third decade of September / first decade of October, hand harvesting.
• Vinification:
  Soft destemming as per a technique designed to maintain and not degrade grapes antioxidants through long and gentle wine maceration on the skins during slow, controlled-temperature, fermentation.
• Ageing:
  Steel.
• Alcohol:
  14,16% vol.
• PH:
  3,37.
• Total acidity:
  6.1 g/l expressed as g/I tartaric acid.
• Tasting notes:
  Deep red wine, opens with an intense fresh berry and dark fleshy fruit nose with earthy hints. Mouth feel with austere fruit aromas dominated by plum and raspberry, but, especially in the finish, supported by root hints and refined tannins.
• Wine health components:
  – Romagna DOC Sangiovese Superiore 2011: resveratrol content 6.79 mg/l.
  – Sangiovese DOC superiore 2010: resveratrol content 7.42 mg/l.