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ALLEGRINI LA GROLA - 750ML
GRAPE VARIETES 70% Corvina Veronese, 15% Rondinella, 10% Shyrah, 5% Sangiovese THE VINEYARD Podere La Grola, Sant’Ambrogio di Valpolicella 24.26 hectares planted 1979-1992 310 mt a.s.l. South east exposure Soil: mostly calcareous, cretaceous VITICULTURE Double Guyot trained vines with about 4,200 vines per hectare. Average age of productive vines: 20 years Buds to fruiting cane: 9 (bear in mind that usually the shoot’s first three buds only produce leaves, not fruit) YIELD 53 Hl/Ha HARVEST Hand harvest carried out during the first fortnight in October VINIFICATION De-stalking and crushing of the grapes Fermentation temperature: 24°-32°C Maceration time: 9 days Daily periodic pumping over Malolactic fermentation: during the month of December Transferred into wood: December 99 Matured in wood for 17 months Matured in bottle for 11 months