Typicality of our wines originates from our heroic vineyards, from the so-called “terroir“, which provides a unique imprint to the products. Our heroic vineyards consist of three plots set on a hill, for a total of about 2.7 ha. The hill is located in an area of sandstones, even outcropping; soils consist of friable light marl, with small lenses of red clay, chalky substrates and fine sands. All vineyards lay at an altitude from 150 to 230 meters above sea level, exposure is westward.
Steep slopes, poor water availability, permanent grass cover, absence of fertilization, short pruning, vines care, manual harvest are all measures applied to proper manage the vineyard and to obtain higher quality of grapes and a higher sugar content of the must.
From today you can immerse yourself in our heroic vineyards and follow their evolution thanks to the Adopt a vineyard program.
Vineyards cultivated with respect for nature
Complying to the integrated production regulations, we contribute to the conservation of biodiversity and the improvement of environmental sustainability. Infact we use copper and sulfur for treatments, but we do not ask for organic certification because we integrate such treatments with a phosphorus-based foliar fertilizer to increase the resistance of the plant and reduce the number of treatments. In this way it is possible to decrease the overall amount of product used during the season, to values lower than allowed in organic agriculture, and the CO2 emitted by the tractor. Our goal is to protect our family, who spend a lot of time working in the vineyard.
Land is grass covered and fertilized only with pruning residues and mowed grass, with the skins and lees remaining from the production of wines, completing a virtuous circle. Production per vine is very low, the average yield is 4000 to 6000 Kg/ha and varies according to season and variety (lower for red grapes, higher for white ones). Harvesting is strictly manual and performed at the optimal point of maturation and only the best grapes are transformed in wine. Our vines grow and develop listening to classical music, which we bring with us in the vineyard to brighten our working days.
Land is grass covered and fertilized only with pruning residues and mowed grass, with the skins and lees remaining from the production of wines, completing a virtuous circle. Production per vine is very low, the average yield is 4000 to 6000 Kg/ha and varies according to season and variety (lower for red grapes, higher for white ones). Harvesting is strictly manual and performed at the optimal point of maturation and only the best grapes are transformed in wine.
Our vines grow and develop listening to classical music, which we bring with us in the vineyard to brighten our working days.
North Vineyard
This vineyard dates back to 2004, the planting layout is 2.3×1, corresponding to about 4400 vines per hectare; we chose a very dense plantation to obtain the highest possible quality and concentration. Croatina grapes outnumber this vineyard. In 2019 a small area in the lower part of the hill, fresher and more suitable for white grapes, was over grafted with malvasia and riesling.
Growing system is guyot; the production per plant is limited and therefore the grapes ripen always optimally. Sugar content of the grapes harvested in the upper part of the vineyard is very high, consequently wines are rich in structure and complexity of aromas. Corno del Diavolo, l’Inaspettato, Cartesium and Dama Perduta come from this vineyard.
Central Vineyard
It is the oldest vineyard and with the most extreme steepness points. Plantation date back in the early Seventies and was renovated in the late Nineties, with the replacement of all the wires and poles. We left vines and some cherry, plum and apricot plants that provide us fruit for fresh consumption or for jams. Vineyard has a planting layout of 2×1.8, the growing system is guyot. White grapes, riesling and malvasia, are present in the lower part of the hill, cooler and characterized by strong day-night temperature variations. Red grapes prevail in the upper part of the hill, warmer and drier, 90% croatina and the remaining 10% of barbera, uva rara and fortana; in this area there are also spread plants of riesling and malvasia. Nido della Tempesta, l’Inaspettato, Corno del Diavolo, Cartesium and Dama Perduta wines come from this vineyard.
South Vineyard
It is the last planted vineyard, dating back to 2005, plant layout varies between 2.2×1.0 and 2.4×1.0, corresponding to around 4400 plants per hectare; we chose a very dense plantation to obtain the highest possible quality and concentration. Growing system is guyot, apart from cabernet sauvignon grown with a spurred cordon. Production per plant is limited and therefore the grapes ripen always optimally.
Considering the vocation of the land, we decided to plant vines historically cultivated for the production of important wines, such as nebbiolo, sangiovese and cabernet sauvignon. In this vineyard also croatina, vespolina and barbera, reach equally high quality levels. Mistero (sangiovese and cabernet sauvignon), Corno del Diavolo (croatina, barbera and vespolina) and Primatio (nebbiolo).
Grapes
In the Bricco dei Roncotti we mainly cultivate 8 grapes varieties.
There are also other kind of grapes, present in few number, such as Moscato, Rhenish Riesling, Uva rara, Fortana (or golden grapes) and other present in even less numbers, including a secret one for Ronc8tto wine. All the photos of the grapes are taken exclusively from our vineyards.
Geolocation
One of the characteristics of our wines is the precise geolocation of their origin. The distribution of the various vines in the hill is shown in the following image.
