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Fratelli Alessandria Barolo San Lorenzo di Verduno
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Vineyards, Exposure and Altitude: San Lorenzo di Verduno (South, 240-260 metres)
Average age of vines: about 30 years
Total area: 0,8 hectares
Soil: limestone and silty
Harvest period and method: by hand, in October
Vine training and Density of plants: Guyot; 4,500 vines per hectare
Fermentation and Maceration: 22 - 30 days in stainless steel tanks at a constant temperature of 28 – 30 °C (82,4 – 86 °F)
Ageing and Fining: around 3 years in 20 – 40 hectoliters Slavonian and French oak casks, 2 months in stainless steel tanks and at least 6 months in horizontally laid bottles
Bottling period: at the beginning of the 4th year following the harvest
Longevity: 15-30 years
First year of production: 1997
Average age of vines: about 30 years
Total area: 0,8 hectares
Soil: limestone and silty
Harvest period and method: by hand, in October
Vine training and Density of plants: Guyot; 4,500 vines per hectare
Fermentation and Maceration: 22 - 30 days in stainless steel tanks at a constant temperature of 28 – 30 °C (82,4 – 86 °F)
Ageing and Fining: around 3 years in 20 – 40 hectoliters Slavonian and French oak casks, 2 months in stainless steel tanks and at least 6 months in horizontally laid bottles
Bottling period: at the beginning of the 4th year following the harvest
Longevity: 15-30 years
First year of production: 1997