Carefully selected grapes are destemmed and pressed. Maceration lasts about 15 days at a maximum temperature of 30 °C (86 °F). Malolactic fermentation ends before winter is over.\nAged 24 months in 25-hl Slavonian oak barrels. A part ages in barrique. Further aged in bottle for at least 10 months.\nThe Rio Sordo vineyard is located in the Barbaresco municipality. Soils – called “White marl of Saint Agatha” – in this vineyard go back to the Tortonian-Messinian period. Rich in elements like manganese, zinc and boron, with fine particles that tend to form easily erodible laminae (silty marl).