Pinot Noir Les FreresValle d'Aosta DOC

Area of production:
Municipality of Quart Vigna Tzeriat

Surface area:
Ha 1

Vine’s system of growth:
Guyot.

Altitude:
800/900 mt asl

Exposure:
S, SW ; inclination 70-80%

Soil:
Sandy grain size typical of the region with little depth (less than 50 cm). Abbundance of stone residue.

Agricultural operations:
mechanical weeding done 3 times a year. Harrowing and green manuring on alternate rows. Bovine manure on a three year cycle Containment of cryptogamic deseases with the application of natural phytosanitary products, principally copper and sulphur.

Plantation Year: 2003
1968 to 2012

Harvest:
begining of October

Variety:
Pinot Noir 100%

Vinification:
30% destemmed grqpes and 70% whole cluster, mqcerqtion for 10/12 dqys performing punch down operations 3 times a day at a controlled temperature of 28/30 C°

Ageing:
in 500 lt oak tonneaux, for 24 months, 12 months in the bottle

Bottling:
November/December

Colour:
Ruby red tending twards garnet

Aroma:
intense, austere and complex with pronounced red fruit.

Flavour:
balanced and persistent on the palate. Good tannins and spiced notes that evolve in the bottle.

Production:
1300