DIRUPI VALTELLINA SUPERIORE DOCG
Location: Grumello and Inferno
Vineyard: multiple vineyards in Grumello and Inferno
Soils: sandy, acidic moraine soils
Varietal: Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo)
Altitude: 450 - 600 m a.s.l.
Wooden: One year 20-35 Hl. Oak France
Farming Practices: sustainable, certified organic
Trellis system: Guyot
Year Vines Were Planted: 1965-2010
Yeast: selected indigenous / inoculated
Fermentation destemmed / stainless steel fermentation with macerations of 15-30 days based on the altitude of the source vineyard
Malolactic: full
Maturation: majority of wine ages in 20-30 hectoliter French Allier oak for 18 months / small portion in 225L barriques – different treatment also based on source
Filter: paper
Fining no
Alcohol 14.26%
Production 8,000 bottles