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 Bianco IGT Il Casolare

APPELLATION: Marche Bianco IGT

GRAPE VARIETY: 20% Trebbiano 80% Verdicchio. Vinified together 

WINE STYLE: Bianco

FERMENTATION TANKS: Cement

YEASTS: Indigenous

MACERATION: None

MALOLACTIC: Done

AGED IN: Cement

AGED FOR: 3 Months in Concrete on its lees and 3 Months in Bottle

CLARIFICATION/FILTRATION: Large profile filtering before bottling

VEGAN: Yes

TOTAL SO2: Approx. 40-45 mg/L before bottling

BOTTLING DATE: February 2022

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13%

VINEYARD: Corinaldo and Ostra a Vetere (south and South-East)

VITICULTURE APPROACH: Biodinamic. (Suolo e Salute)

ALTITUDE: 250/300 m

SOIL: Corinaldo = clayey and red tuff. Ostra = clay and limestone

YEAR PLANTED: 2002

DENSITY: 3300 vines/hectare

PICK DATE: 10/15 of September

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 6000 bottles