Who: Mauro Giardini
Where: Roncofreddo (Forli-Cesena), Emilia-Romagna, Italy
What: Bianco Rubicone IGT, Rubicone Rosso IGT, Romagna DOC
How: Certified Organic (Suolo e Salute), estate-grown
Total size: SMALL

Rosso Rubicone IGT “A” 2020

APPELLATION: Rosso Rubicone IGT

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Centesimino

WINE STYLE: Orange

FERMENTATION TANKS: 500 and 600 liter Georgian qvevri

YEASTS: Indigenous

MACERATION: Only berries, destemmed

MALOLACTIC: Done

AGED IN: Georgian qvevri for 6 months on skins, seeds and lees

AGED FOR: 4 months in bottle

CLARIFICATION/FILTRATION: Not clarified, Not filtered

VEGAN: N/A

TOTAL SO2: 48 ppm total at bottling

BOTTLING DATE: N/A

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12..5%

VINEYARD: Centesimino

VITICULTURE APPROACH: Certified Organic (Suolo e Salute) and Biodynamic

ALTITUDE: 150 m

SOIL: Loam sandy clays

YEAR PLANTED: 2003

DENSITY: 5300 vines/hectare

PICK DATE: September 15th

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 3000 bottles