	
{"id":907,"date":"2017-06-21T12:24:14","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T10:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.noeliaricci.com\/andamento-climatico\/"},"modified":"2024-10-27T18:06:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T17:06:29","slug":"climate-trend","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.noeliaricci.com\/en\/climate-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Trend"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">CLIMATE TREND<\/h1>\n<h3><strong>2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This season has been characterized by a <b>considerable climatic variability<\/b>. The season started with a <b>rather mild autumn and winter<\/b>, with above average temperatures and low rainfall. These conditions have encouraged a <b>vegetative development of the vines and an early sprouting<\/b>, in addition to the return of cold and the frost of April have further stressed the plants.<\/p>\n<p><b>Spring<\/b> presented a more complex picture, with an <b>alternation of rainy periods and cooler temperatures<\/b>. The heavy rainfall in May and June has encouraged <b>problems with treatment management<\/b>. During the period of late flowering-laying, <b>fungal diseases such as mildew<\/b> have taken over, requiring frequent phytosanitary interventions. This has led to a significant <b>reduction in production yields<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The <b>summer<\/b> was characterized by <b>intense heat and periods of drought<\/b>, <b>alternating with short rainy phases<\/b>. <b>Problems<\/b> also <b>in the anti-oidic<\/b> defense where it played against a sudden thermal increase that has stimulated the vigor leaving new vegetation uncovered.<\/p>\n<p><b>These conditions also caused the esca disease<\/b>. This put a strain on the vines, especially in the most exposed areas. <b>In some areas, grapes of excellent quality<\/b> were obtained, while <b>in others problems related to excessive vegetative development or uneven ripening<\/b> were found.<\/p>\n<p>The following months were characterized by <b>further adverse climatic events<\/b>, followed by <b>thermal rises that have compromised a good fruit set<\/b>, leading to <b>clusters with fewer grapes, but larger<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>The veraison started about 10 days later than in 2022 and was slow<\/b>. The <b>production potential<\/b>, however, between vegetative overabundance and damage mentioned above, <b>is similar to the one of the previous year<\/b>, with a slight decrease. The harvest took place according to an average calendar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The <b>mild spring and high summer temperatures<\/b> affected the entire vegetative cycle, favoring the advance of the various phases.<\/p>\n<p><b>Spring rains<\/b> and a heavy rain in late July, however, <b>mitigated<\/b> the effect of the hot weather, which was affecting significantly.<\/p>\n<p><b>At the end of August<\/b>, at the beginning of the harvest, <b>the grapes were healthy<\/b> and with a good vegetative balance, little stressed by the periods of drought.<\/p>\n<p><b>The rains of September<\/b> and the consequent drop in temperatures <b>have also favoured a balanced and positive evolution of ripening<\/b>, especially for the aromatic and phenolic components, in particular for those varieties that are medium-late, such as Sangiovese and Trebbiano.<\/p>\n<p><b>The acidity<\/b>, despite the climatic trend, <b>has been maintained<\/b> unexpectedly <b>at an excellent level<\/b>, guaranteeing the freshness of the fruit and its tactile consistency.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This <b>vintage<\/b> was particularly <b>affected by the weather<\/b>. <b>The harvest was brought forward to the beginning of September<\/b> due to the risk of withering. The excessively <b>high temperatures created problems<\/b> despite the rains at the end of July, which allowed satisfactory veraison and initial ripening. <b>The late April frost<\/b> damaged the lower reaches of the vines.<\/p>\n<p><b>This resulted in an imbalance<\/b> between the various production levels. <b>The harvest in the lower vineyards<\/b> with a fresh base <b>was very early<\/b>: there was a semblance of freshness, although the alcohol content rose in only three days.<\/p>\n<p><b>In other vineyards, the ripening was better<\/b> and allowed us to integrate with those vineyards with the cooler base to produce more important wines.<\/p>\n<p>On 15 September, we should have proceeded with the selection for a hypothetical new wine from the Godenza vineyard, but contrary forecasts led to the harvest being brought forward. <b>On 25 September<\/b>, however, <b>we succeeded and harvested what became our Godenza wine<\/b>: annual production is around <b>2000-3000 bottles<\/b> made from <b>grapes from two different vineyards<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>A new Sangiovese bush-trained vineyard<\/b> was also planted, and <b>one hectare of Merlot was overgrafted with Trebbiano<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The <b>vines Pezzolo, Cima, Lago and Pianetti<\/b> <b>were harvested by hand<\/b>, a selection was made in pre-harvest. This choice was made in particular <b>to increase the level <\/b>of white grapes. The Godenza vineyard was the last vineyard to be harvested.<\/p>\n<p>The <b>harvest temperatures<\/b>, although <b>quite high<\/b>, did not exceed 30 degrees. Where possible, we have focused on <b>alcohol levels not exceeding 13.5 degrees<\/b>, thanks to the phenolic maturation. The next bottling of Il Sangiovese will have an alcohol content of 13.5.<\/p>\n<p>The grapes harvested were mostly healthy, except for a few burned bunches, but with the double selection we achieved the maximum possible result. Compared to Tuscany, where there were several moments of rain that slowed down the ripening, here <b>it didn\u2019t rain at the end of August<\/b> and this meant that some grapes already ripe burned.<\/p>\n<p><b>For the grapes harvested by hand<\/b>, the tramoglia is not used, thus preventing the stalks and bunches from breaking, instead <b>we use a peristaltic pump<\/b>, which pushes larger volumes and leaves the grapes intact.<\/p>\n<p>The fermentations were particularly fractional and <b>for the first time concrete tanks were used<\/b>, which extended the maceration times to 31-33 days. In concrete the thermal physical appearance is important on long macerations. <b>Temperature controlled<\/b> at 30 degrees <b>ensures a higher intensity<\/b> in the final product. In cement refining, the thermal inefficiency is fundamental. There is not much difference between vitrified tanks and raw tanks. In cement, <b>the taste balance is different<\/b>. If the maceration is less fast, the extraction is slower, more homogeneous and long-lasting. To give length to Il Sangiovese it is necessary to give greater intensity to the suitable grapes. <b>The grapes of Godenza and part of those of Il Sangiovese are aged in cement<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The winter of 2019 <\/span><b>until February<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, began in the name of <\/span><b>great cold<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, associated with very low <\/span><b>rainfall<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and abundant fog. The weather conditions have encouraged winter cultivation practices, although there are concerns about the low accumulation of water reserves even at high altitudes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The months of <\/span><b>February, March and April<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were characterized by significantly <\/span><b>below average rainfall<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the north and center (with no snowfall even in the mountains) and <\/span><b>very mild temperatures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The spontaneous flora and cultivated plants, although slowed down by the strong cold of December and January, pushed by high temperatures and dry and hot soil have started the vegetative recovery more than ten days in advance, in this picture the vine was no exception. The entire agricultural world has been racked up by drought anxieties and late frosts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this scenario that appeared premature and drought has made <\/span><b>an absolutely abnormal May characterized by significant thermal downpours <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(diffused and abundantly below 5\u00b0C of minimum still in mid-May), abundant rains and snowfalls on the heights (prolonged on the Alps and in the Apennines peaks until the third decade of May). In this surreal and unexpected context, there have been very serious agricultural difficulties: flooding of rivers in the lowlands, difficulty in levelling water on hills, zero production of honey, damage to agricultural crops, difficulties in carrying out the usual agronomic practices with particular concern for mildew (especially for the reduction of copper metal usable in treatments to 4 kg hectare per year).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The vine has slowed down its very early vegetative start, limiting the vigor (and the emission of feminelles<\/span><b>). The early bud was completely absorbed so that the flowering took place on average 7 days late<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, at the beginning of May the vine had 10 days early and at the end of the month it had 7 days late.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first (African) anticyclones reached Italy in the second decade of June, raising temperatures and allowing to restart normal agricultural practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The summer has been very regular<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, alternating short (but intense) African anticyclones with long and not so abundant for years now Azores anticyclones, followed by a meteorologically &#8220;from other times&#8221; summer with <\/span><b>intense but limited heat peaks, regular rains, moderate temperature variations and moderately sustained humidity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Sporadic but intense hailstorms and very strong winds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The vine, where not damaged by fungal and meteor adversities, arrived in late summer in ideal conditions of vegetation (without excesses), quantity (slightly below average) and timing (with a small delay compared to the last years but in line with the 90s): all the preconditions of a good vintage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The harvest began at the end of August<\/b> <b>for the early white varieties and widely from the third decade of September for the best Sangiovese<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A wonderful October has allowed to complete the harvest in serenity. Wines have undoubtedly rank: an excellent balance between fragrances and concentration and very clear expressions of the territory. <\/span><b>You can see a great balance between flavor, depth and character<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is increasingly relevant to reflect on the decisive role of the winemaker, the vineyard, discipline and experience as tools for making synthesis between environmental conditions increasingly bizarre and the need to bring peace and foresight to the system life-soil-climate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2018<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The weather pattern of 2007<\/strong> continued into 2018, with <strong>high temperatures and moderate rainfall. <\/strong>In early February, the natural vegetation, as well as fruit-bearing plants, \u00a0were ready to start their growth cycle again with the blooming of violets and calendulas and the blossoming of cherry and apricot trees in the sunniest fields.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Winter<\/strong> arrived in mid-February with <strong>abundant rainfall and snowfall<\/strong> even at a low altitude. There was much concern over the minimum temperatures dropping below -8\u00b0C degrees and, in\u00a0 some cases, below- 12\u00b0C in many areas of Central Italy. Such an unusual drop in temperatures at this time of the year damaged olive groves and orchards and slowed down the growth of cover crops, but caused only sporadic damage to the vines.<\/p>\n<p>The months of <strong>March, April and May<\/strong> saw heavy<strong> rainfall<\/strong> which, in addition to the winter snowfall, contributed to the replenishing of the aquifers and rivers that had been heavily depleted throughout 2017.\u00a0 Mild spring temperatures and no heatwaves, but long periods of <strong>heavy humidity <\/strong>(it had not been so intense in May for years).<\/p>\n<p>The vines then reached the <strong>flowering <\/strong>stage and <strong>vegetative vigour<\/strong>, but there was some concern about downy mildew, grape shatter and powdery mildew affecting the vines because of the meteorological conditions (rainfall and humidity) and because of the difficulty in performing phytosanitary treatments and canopy management operations at the right time.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>good average yield<\/strong> (especially where, in 2007, the production was low because of the frost), with the exception of the vineyards seriously stressed by the 2017 summer drought (which occurred at the same time as the forming of fruit buds).<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>summer got off\u00a0 to a cool start<\/strong>, with frequent rainfall and moderate maximum temperatures. Over the last ten days of July and the first twenty days of August, the arrival of African anticyclones over Italy led to a sharp rise in temperatures alternating with violent <strong>downpours <\/strong>and, unfortunately, hailstorms as well.<\/p>\n<p>The vines, which reached the summer season <strong>about ten days behind the average ten-year-period<\/strong> <strong>schedule<\/strong>, \u00a0coped with the heat stress differently, either draining the soil\u2019s water supply and making up for the delay or showing signs of stress and loss of foliage, in particular, the younger vines or those most exposed to the sun and south-east wind.<\/p>\n<p>Fall arrived soon, in early September, providing wonderful night-day temperatures swings and some concern, as a sudden rise in temperatures in mid-September, accompanied by rainfall, promoted the proliferation of Botrytis cinerea and bacteria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harvest time arrived at last, and not ahead of schedule<\/strong>, often with <strong>higher grape yield than expected<\/strong> due to the berries\u2019 high growth rate and some apprehension about the grapes\u2019 phytosanitary state and risk of grape dilution.\u00a0 The well-balanced vines got the best out of the season\u2019s <strong>slow ripening process <\/strong>and <strong>impressive temperature swings<\/strong>, with the minimum temperatures dropping well below 8\u00b0 C in late September.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The vintage can be described as interesting: not too concentrated or excessively green, rich in fruity aromas, relaxed tannins and salty on the palate, at times ambitious enough to compete with the fresh yet very elegant 2010 vintage. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Vintage 2017 reminds us of The Beatles: it conveys a velvety, tactile, chewy, lukewarm, innovative and all-embracing sensation.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">2017 kicked off with a series of\u00a0<b>strange weather events<\/b>:\u00a0<b>an unusually dry winter with above-average temperatures<\/b>, with only two very cold weeks in February, very little snow and only in the Apennines. The vines\u2019 vegetative season (and, in general, of all plants) started ten days earlier, followed by a period of fast vegetative development due to far\u00a0<b>above-average temperatures and lack of rainfall<\/b>, which pushed the beginning of growth a full eighteen days ahead of usual schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Unfortunately, the Easter full moon and the two following weeks led to a drastic drop in temperatures and endemic frost across Northern and Central Italy, decimating the buds and reducing the production potential of many distributional areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We saw<b>\u00a0next to no rainfall in spring<\/b>, just here and there, concentrated in the month of April, and often associated with heavy storms and hailstorms.\u00a0<b>No rainfall at all in the following months of May, June and July<\/b>. The unusual prolonged spring drought was further exacerbated by the sudden rise in temperatures, which hit over 33\u00b0C in mid-June. The summer season was marked by the arrival African anticyclones, which had been so many and so prolonged only in 2003. African anticyclones have become the rule in the Mediterranean area in summertime. Nearly unknown in Italy until the mid-1990s, African anticyclones have replaced<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0the mild high pressure systems from the Azores, which<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0now can be seen more and more often in autumn.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In some Central-Italian areas, when the veraison process set in, it had not been raining for over 140 days, thus considerably reducing the level of groundwater aquifers (the last time the level had been so low was in the two-year period 2003-2004) as well as the flow of rivers and streams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It is of common knowledge by now that the five hottest years in the past 130 years occurred in the space of fifteen years (2003, 2007, 2012, 2015 and 2017),\u00a0<b>with 2003 and 2017 being by far the hottest<\/b>\u00a0(no less than 14 days above 40\u00b0C throughout Central Italy).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The vines reached the veraison stage in good phytosanitary conditions, with very little concern for downy mildew, botrytis cinerea and lobesia botrana and, in only a few cases, for powdery mildew. In all winegrowing areas, owing to the drought and high temperatures, the clusters grew little in size, remaining loose and with very thick skin. Harvesting, which was performed very early for the early grape varieties such as Merlot, Chardonnay and Syrah, was quite heterogeneous when it came to the Sangiovese.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Harvesting began in August (in the fresher areas where sunlight and warmth sped the ripening process up) and extended into late September in the areas where the (rare) foliage protected the clusters or, more frequently, where it was not too hot or too dry<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0to wait for the phenolic ripening to be complete. The statistical data are quite shocking: in nearly all vineyard fields, the rate of withered and discarded clusters ranged from 5 to 20%, the drop in output in the hilly areas often exceeded 40%, harvesting was performed 20 days ahead of schedule on average and the yield of red grapes at the wineries was often below 58%.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Despite all these alarming facts, the wines appear to be the result of a\u00a0<b>warm yet not extreme year,<\/b>\u00a0with more than adequate aromas and better tannins than what we got from the 2007 and 2003 vintages, actually closer to the 2009 and 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It was a challenging year, during which experience and the ability to predict water shortage since January worked in favor of our winery. Our careful management of the soil and respect for the foliage allowed us to protect the vines. Now the question is whether such a result- quite good all things considered-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0is due to our experience gained in vineyard management and winemaking<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0in the previous hot years or to the plants which, having to deal with hot temperatures and lack of rainfall throughout the year, were able to self-adjust the grape load so as to preserve the few leaves and energies available.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2016<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Year 2016 took off in substantial <strong>continuity with fall 2015<\/strong>: mild temperatures, very little rainfall and abundant winds.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>winter\u2019s low rainfall<\/strong> helped us perform winter vineyard management practices, but it also caused seriously <strong>decreased water<\/strong> supply levels in both winegrowing areas and high mountain regions due to the lack of snow until February.<\/p>\n<p>Under these conditions, the vines never entered full dormancy.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, we expected early budbreak which, in Central Italy, occurred two weeks ahead of time as compared with the average of the past fifteen years. Early budbreak affected not only vines but all crops and all over Europe. Instead, <strong>March reversed the winter trend with abundant and continuous rainfall <\/strong>(even snowfall at times) and dropping temperatures, which continued through May, with solid rainfall alternating with sunny days throughout the month of June.<\/p>\n<p>The early budbreak was negatively affected by the stress caused by the reversal of seasonal trend from hot to cold temperatures and high humidity, bringing the first signs of disease here and there, such as leaf yellowing and even downy mildew. Luckily, the <strong>spring rains pushed water tables back to normal levels<\/strong>. The first ten-day period of July brought hot temperatures, lack of rainfall, high humidity and moderate night-day temperatures swings until August.<\/p>\n<p>The veraison stage was delayed by a few days as compared with the average of the past fifteen years and we were quite worried about the risk of unbalanced vegetative growth (due to the increased water availability and high temperatures); the hot July weather caused major stress in very few cases.<\/p>\n<p>During the month of August, the plants slowly entered the reproductive stage, slowing down the growth of the shoots and completing the veraison process.<\/p>\n<p>August weather was quite favourable, with normal temperatures for the season, large night-day temperature swings, low humidity and a regular rainfall pattern. Harvest was slightly delayed as compared with the average of the past ten years, but accompanied by large night-day temperatures swings and healthy plants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grape yield was high<\/strong>, as well as wine production.<\/p>\n<p>We made some good wine, the fruit of an \u201ceasy\u201d and well-balanced vintage; aside from a few \u201cscars\u201d caused by the hot summer temperatures and high grape yield.\u00a0<strong>Our wines feature generous fruity notes, good tannins and steady aromas: the prerequisites for a beautiful evolution over time.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2015<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The beginning of 2015 was marked by <strong>abundant rainfall<\/strong>, which actually began in summer 2013. The vineyards\u2019 vegetative season got off to an early and luxuriant start: many leaves, many clusters, some worries about downy mildew and, above all, about another cold and humid year like 2014.\u00a0 Flowering occurred on time.<\/p>\n<p>The rains, which fell from early 2015 into the last days of June, suddenly made way for the first <strong>heatwave<\/strong> of the year, because of the arrival of the longest African anticyclone that has every hit Italy. No rain for 40 days and temperatures soaring above 34\u00b0C and moderate night-day temperature swings.<\/p>\n<p>The vines reached the beginning of the veraison process in good condition: a well-distributed and non-excessive fruit load, well-balanced by the leaves, low powdery mildew, downy mildew and grapevine moth pressure. The beginning of harvest time was marked by warm temperatures and a dry spell, which created a seemingly ideal situation for harvesting: beautiful and healthy grapes with high sugar levels, but also hiding some dangers up its sleeve, such as rise in pH level, loss of leaves and slowdown in evolution of flavours and tannins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A beautiful vintage: outgoing, generous fruit and colour, but not always equally deep and fresh and, perhaps, long-lived. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2014<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>2014 will be definitely remembered for its climate <strong>anomalies<\/strong> and frequent <strong>extraordinary events.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Winter 2013-2014 brought very <strong>little snow and abundant rainfall<\/strong>, replenishing the water tables, which were already high from the previous season.<\/p>\n<p>These meteorological events, together with mild winter temperatures, led to <strong>very early budbreak<\/strong>. This event represents the first, major anomaly of the year, because in the past we had never seen vegetative season getting off to an early start after a humid winter, being early budbreak usually the consequence of a dry winter season. This led to some difficulties in completing the pruning operations and, above all, to a high disease pressure (as the pathogens had very little trouble getting through the winter) and, at the same time, to a lush vegetative growth, not well-supported, however, by the roots, which suffered from the excess of water in the soil (even cold and, at times, asphyxial soils) with leaf yellowing as a consequence.<\/p>\n<p>The spring and summer growth, from flowering onwards, was affected by the <strong>frequent rainfall<\/strong> and <strong>moderate temperature peaks.\u00a0<\/strong>As rarely occurred, the vineyards required careful management to fight against fungal diseases (downy mildew, powdery mildew and botrytis which proved to be very virulent) and in order to manage the canopy.<\/p>\n<p>The veraison stage occurred 3-5 days ahead of time, actually nullifying the effects of the early budbreak. The ripening of grapes began in quite critical conditions due to the low temperatures (in particular, the maximum temperatures), <strong>little solar irradiance<\/strong> (with the sun veiled because of the high humidity) and <strong>very abundant rainfall<\/strong> (with the most rainy July in the previous 66 years and the disastrous downpours on September 21, which hit both sides of the Tuscan-Romagna Apennines, and the most extraordinary amount of rainfall recorded since 1962).<\/p>\n<p>At harvest time, the vines had not achieved the desired sugar levels and color. Harvesting was, thus, performed not so much because the grapes were ripe, but in order to preserve the grapes\u2019 health, the thickness of skins and the drop (often anomalous) in acidity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Among the good news is the red grapes\u2019 bouquet, which, all things considered, is more complete than that of the 2013 vintage (more vegetal) and things could have been far more catastrophic had it not been for the early budbreak and the lower fruit load than vintage 2013. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the winery, we had a hard time separating the best grapes and working very carefully on the delicate skins and very fragile and oxygen-sensitive musts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2013<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Our first vintage. Very different from many others. Definitely, a vintage of character.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Normal rainfall<\/strong> and snowfall levels in winter, providing for deep water supplies, and then <strong>continuous and incessant rainfall throughout May<\/strong>, with overflowing water tables saturating the ground and causing lack of oxygen in the soils to the point of asphyxia. The late spring and summer season will be remembered as basically cold and humid with very few sunny weeks bringing, as a consequence, virulent fungal diseases, downy mildew at first, followed by powdery mildew and, late into the season, by botrytis. Late budbreak and flowering, and then a long growth season slowly leading to veraison.<\/p>\n<p>The mid-summer rainfall was followed by rains, alternating with sunny weather until harvest, which was performed behind schedule and gave high grape yield.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The wines offer beautiful aromatic potential, minerality and acidity. We had trouble with extraction and in pursuing power in very vertical wines bordering on under-ripeness. Definitely a long-lived vintage. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was a very intense and hard year, striving to achieve vegetative-production balance in the vineyards and sharing the difficult choices we had to make for this vintage. A year that put the nature-man relationship to the test, marked by the obsessive pursuit of balance and the sensitivity required evaluating the skins and clusters. These aspects of knowledge, often associated with instinct, make emotions possible even in this vintage, which features an old-fashioned flavour and a \u201cpre-global warming\u201d style.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Source<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Francesco Bordini\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sr-button sr-button1 mini-button floatL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noeliaricci.com\/en\/media-kit\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Media Kit<\/a><a class=\"sr-button sr-button1 mini-button floatR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noeliaricci.com\/en\/press\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Press<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 10px;\">CAMPAIGN FINANCED ACCORDING TO (EC) REGULATION NO. 1308\/2013 <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px; padding-top: 6px; display: inline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noeliaricci.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/flag-european-union.png\" alt=\"EU\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CLIMATE TREND 2023 This season has been characterized by a considerable climatic variability. The season started with a rather mild autumn and winter, with above average temperatures and low rainfall. 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