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

Marche Bianco “Il San Lorenzo”

APPELLATION: IGT Marche Bianco

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Verdicchio

WINE STYLE: Bianco

FERMENTATION TANKS: Concrete Vats

YEASTS: Indigenous

MACERATION: Few hours of cold maceration

MALOLACTIC: done

AGED IN: Cement and stainless steel alternated

AGED FOR: 12 years

CLARIFICATION/FILTRATION: No fining; no filtering

VEGAN: Yes

TOTAL SO2: Approx. 50 mg/L at bottling

BOTTLING DATE: N/A

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 14.5%

VINEYARD: San Lorenzo

VITICULTURE APPROACH: Certified Organic and biodynamic

ALTITUDE: 330 m ASL

SOIL: Prevalence of clay, lime and limestone

YEAR PLANTED: 1949, 1950

DENSITY: 3500 vines/hectare

PICK DATE: First/ second week of October

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 3700 bottles