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

Romagna Sangiovese DOC Longiano Riserva

APPELLATION: Romagna Sangiovese Longiano Riserva DOC

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Sangiovese

WINE STYLE: Rosso

FERMENTATION TANKS: Stainless steel

YEASTS: Indigenous

MACERATION: 20 days

MALOLACTIC: Done

AGED IN: Cement and Bottle

AGED FOR: 1 year in cement + 1 year in bottle

CLARIFICATION/FILTRATION: Not clarified, cardboard filter, 10 micron

VEGAN: N/A

TOTAL SO2: 66 ppm total at bottling

BOTTLING DATE: N/A

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.%

VINEYARD: Sangiovese 2003 (south-east)

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

ALTITUDE: 150 m

SOIL: Red Clay

YEAR PLANTED: 2003

DENSITY: 5300 vines/hectare

PICK DATE: September 10th

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 3000 bottles