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Fontanafredda,

460 feet (140 m) above s.l.

Fontanafredda

Fontanafredda

Position (GPS)

37° 29' 41.92" N - 13° 41' 7.95" E

Elevation

460 feet (140 m) above s.l.

Vineyard surface

12.10 acres (hectares 8.06)

Grape varieties

Nero d’Avola, Trebbiano Toscano

Soil

Moderately impermeable, sub-alkaline pH, coherent structure with rock fragments and chalky clays, clayey (clay 41.4%, sand 22.4%, silt 36.2%), calcareous and average presence of organic content.

Origin

Confiscated from Vincenzo Licata

Location

Casteltermini (AG)

Hamlet

Fontanafredda

Agronomic approach

Certified organic

Planting system

rellis system (1,200 plants/hectare) for 3 hectares; and espalier system (1,200 plants/hectare) for 1.9 hectares

Pruning system

bilateral Guyot system, vineyard management by Simonit & Sirch method

Planting year

1976

Yield per ha

60 - 90 q/ha

Main exposure

Flat

Harvesting time

mid-August, late September