Grape variety Pinot Nero Appellation Alto Adige DOC Winegrowing region southern Valle Isarco at the foot of the Sciliar massif at an altitude of 500-550 m Soil calcareous morainic soils on solid quartz porphyry Slope 50-55% Trellis system wire-trained Vines per hectare 8,000 Harvesting period mid of September Yield 40 hl/ha Vinification cold maceration for one week; afterwards fermentation in steel tanks for two weeks (40% whole clusters) Ageing malolactic fermentation and 18 months of ageing in barrique (50% new barrels); thereupon assemblage and six months of maturation in big oak casks; bottling in September 2022. Technical data Alcohol content 13.5% vol. Total acidity 5.3 g/l Residual sugar 0.4 g/l