The fruit for this exceptional wine comes from an eight hectare, south-facing vineyard situated at 350 meters above sea level. The vines are Massal selections that were carefully propagated from the estate’s original Montepulciano plantings – the Archivio vines – in 2000. Fermentation occurs spontaneously in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation occurs naturally. There is no maceration and the wine ages in stainless steel, spending a few months in bottle before release. It is bottled unfined, unfiltered and one of the finest examples of the grape variety.