Who: Natalino Crognaletti
Where: Montecarotto (Ancona), Marche, Italy
What: What: Marche Bianco IGT, Rosso Conero DOC, Rosso Piceno DOC, Marche Rosso IGT
How: Certified Organic, estate-grown
Total size: MEDIUM

Marche Rosso IGT “Artù”

APPELLATION: Marche Rosso IGT

GRAPE VARIETY: 60% Montepulciano 40% Sangiovese

WINE STYLE: Rosso

FERMENTATION TANKS: Wooden

YEASTS: Indigenous

FERMENTATION and MACERATION: 25 days average

MALOLACTIC: done

AGED IN: Wood for 18 months (big cask)

AGED FOR: 18 months in big cask + 6 months in bottle

CLARIFICATION/FILTRATION: Not filtered

VEGAN: Yes

TOTAL SO2: N/A

BOTTLING DATE: N/A

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 14%

VINEYARD: Burello - East

VITICULTURE APPROACH: Certified Organic and biodynamic

ALTITUDE: 200 m

SOIL: Mixed soil iron - sandy

YEAR PLANTED: 1991

DENSITY: 4000 vines/hectare

PICK DATE: mid October

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 18000 bottles