Classification:Cortona Merlot – Doc
First year of production::2004
N. bottles produced on average:12.000 - 18.000
VVariety:100% Merlot
Vineyard area:Approximately 7 ha
Altitude:300 - 350 m.s.l.m.
Exposure: South-South-west
Type of soil:Clay loam (Pliocene clay) with good presence of stones
Plant density:5.600 vines per hectare
Harvest method:Manual in crates with secondary sorting also by hand
VVinification:Fermentation and maceration takes place conical stainless steel vats for a period of 18-22 days.
Aging:About 16-18 months in French oak barrels
Aging potential: 7 to 10 years
The establishment of the Cortona Doc in 1999, the immediate affirmation as a suitable area for international vines, together with the friendship with the Aliotti Tommasi family - owner of optimal land - were the inspiring factors for the birth of Poliziano's enological project in Cortona. In 2006, convinced of the striking potential of Merlot cultivated in the Pliocene clay of Cortona, we began bottling
In Violas.
IN VIOLASCORTONA MERLOT
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