Producer
Sabatino di Properzio’s Montepulciano is as stylish as his labels. While this may sound like a contradiction in terms for a grape more often associated with rough-and-ready country wine, Sabatino has set out to prove otherwise, using low yields, old vines and increasingly organic viticulture to wring new depths from the DOC. He has recently shown himself equally adept at producing perfumed, characterful white wines.
Vineyard
The vineyards, with an average age of ten to fifteen years, have clay soils, and are situated at 150 metres above sea level with southern and south-western exposure. The grapes were picked entirely by hand.
Winery
Destemming was followed by cold maceration and light pressing at cool temperatures to preserve the freshness and aromas. Fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks, after which the wine was briefly aged on lees before bottling in the February following the vintage.
