La Valentina Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Rosé, Abruzzo, Italy (2019)

TYPE: Rosè REGION: Abruzzo APPELLATION: Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC VINE VARIETY: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 100% FIRST VINTAGE: 1990 VINEYARD FEATURES: TERROIR AREA: Scafa, San Valentino and Spoltore district SURFACE: selection above 30 hectares (2,5 acres) ELEVATION: 150-300 meters sea level (500-900 ft) EXPOSURE: South / Sout-West SOIL: Very compact, from calcareous clayey to loamy clayey moving to the coast TRAINING SYSTEM: pergola abruzzese DENSITY: 1.600-2.000 AGE OF THE VINES: 25-35 years old YIELD: 85 hl. / hectares HARVEST between mid September and mid October VINIFICATION skin contact for 18 hours, bleeding and and transfer to stainless steel tanks for fermentation and ageing. Bottled from mid January. PRODUCTION n. 30.000 (750 ml) bottles