Aleah - I.G.T

NAME:	Villa Mangiacane
DENOMINATION:	I.G.T. Toscana
VARIETY:	100% Merlot
PRODUCTION AREA:	San Casciano Val di Pesa
PLANTING DENSITY:	5000 plants/ha
PRUNING METHOD:	Spur pruned cordon
GRAPE TONS/HA:	5 tons/ha
HARVEST METHOD:	Hand-picked
FERMENTATION TANKS:	Stainless steel vats
FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE:	26° C with temperature control
LENGTH OF FERMENTATION:	10 days
LENGTH OF MACERATION:	14 days
AGING:	18 months in French oak barriques (80% new)
BOTTLE AGING PERIOD:	8 months prior to release
PURIFICATION:	Natural