Società Agricola Podere La Chiesa srl

OPERA IN NERO Toscana Merlot IGT 2013

Production notes

First vintage
2011

Average production
2.000 bottles

Grape
100% Merlot

Cultivation system
Cordone speronato

Pruning density
4.500 vines/ha (1 ha = 2,471 ac)

Average yield/ha
50 ql/ha (10 ql = 1 ton)

Average yield/vine
1,1 kg /vine

Harvest
by hand in small bins

Fermentation
in stainless steel, under controlled temperature <28°C, natural yeast, 12/15 days in their skins

Aging
18 months in French oak tonneau
18 months in bottle