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 Rosso IGT “di Gino”

APPELLATION: Marche Rosso IGT

GRAPE VARIETY: 60% Montepulciano –40% Sangiovese vinified separately

WINE STYLE: Rosso

FERMENTATION TANKS: Concrete Vats –100 HL and 50 HL

YEASTS: Indigenous

MACERATION: 15 days average

MALOLACTIC: done

AGED IN: Cement

AGED FOR: 12 months on lees + 6 months in bottle

CLARIFICATION/FILTRATION: No fining nor filtering

VEGAN: Yes

TOTAL SO2: Approx. 35/45 mg/L before bottling

BOTTLING DATE: December 2023

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5%

VINEYARD: Barcaione (Corinaldo) - east

VITICULTURE APPROACH: Certified Organic and biodynamic

ALTITUDE: 250 m

SOIL: Clay and red tuff

YEAR PLANTED: 2001

DENSITY: 3300 vines/hectare

PICK DATE: Sangiovese was picked the second week of September, Montepulciano around October 8/10th.

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 18000 bottles