Grape:
Sanforte’s “old vines” have a northeast exposition, with a cordon spur vine training. There are about 3000 plants per hectare, on a clay-calcareous soil filled with fossils from the Plio-Pleistocene era.
Harvest:
Harvest occurs by hand in small crates. Sanforte is harvested the moment in which the grapes reach an ideal equilibrium between maturity and acidity to best express its unique characteristics.
Vinification:
Sanforte is vinified in a completely natural way in small open containers (called “mastelle”) with manual pressing of the cap. In this way, the phenols, taste and color are extracted delicately. Sanforte is fermented without enological additives, neither selected yeasts nor sulfites. Malolactic fermentation, which happens spontaneously, occurs in oak barriques of 2°, 3° and 4° passage. From there, it will mature for 12-18 months before bottling and continued refinement.