Pinot Noir Les FreresValle d'Aosta DOC

Area of production:
Municipality of Quart.

Surface area:
Ha 0,2

Vine’s system of growth:
Guyot.

Altitude:
700-900 mt asl

Exposure:
South, South-West with a 70 to 80% incline

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 using exclusively copper and sulphur.

Plantation Year:
From 1990 to 2016

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