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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