PODERE RIOSTO

THE VINEYARDS OF PODERE RIOSTO

VINEYARDS	DESCRIPTION	SYSTEM	AREA ha	YEAR	ALTITUDE METERS / OVER SEA	EXPOSITION	SIXTH OF SYSTEM	PLIOCENIC LAND
	PIGNOLETTO	GDC	1,5	1993	300	FULLSOUTH	4,25x1,5	46 - 28 - 28
	SAUVIGNON	GDC	0,8	1993	300	FULLSOUTH	4,25x1,5	46 - 28 - 28
	CHARDONNAY	ESPALIER GUYOT	1,00	1996	320	EAST	3X1	46 - 28 - 28
	PIGNOLETTO	ESPALIER GUYOT	3,50	1997	320	EAST/SOUTH	3X1	46 - 28 - 28
	CABERNET	ESPALIER GUYOT	0,72	1998	350	SOUTH	3X1	46 - 28 - 28
	MERLOT	ESPALIER GUYOT	0,68	2001	320	NORTH	3X1	46 - 28 - 28
	FANTINI	ESPALIER GUYOT	0,65	2010	320	SOUTH	3X1	46 - 28 - 28
	PIGNOLETTO	ESPALIER GUYOT	0,40	1998	300	SOUTH	3X1	50 - 25 - 25
	MERLOT	ESPALIER GUYOT	0,67	2002	300	SOUTH	3X1	50 - 25 -25
	BARBERA	ESPALIER GUYOT	0,93	2001	300	SOUTH	3X1	50 - 25 -25
	CABERNET	ESPALIER GUYOT	1,48	2002	300	EAST/SOUTH	3X1	50 - 25 -25
	CABERNET	ESPALIER GUYOT	0,55	1998	300	SOUTH	3X1	50 - 25 -25
	SAUVIGNON	ESPALIER GUYOT	1,26	2004	320	OVEAST	3X1	50 - 25 -25
	BARBERA	ESPALIER GUYOT	0,79	2002	300	SOUTH	3X1	50 - 25 -25
	FANTINI	ESPALIER GUYOT	0,10	2004	300	SOUTH	3X1	50 - 25 -25
	BARBERA	ESPALIER GUYOT	0,81	2002	220	SOUTH	3X0,8	60 - 25 - 15

LEGENDA

VINEYARD: Location
DESCRIPTION: Type of vineyard
SYSTEM: Type of farming system
AREA: The hectares of vineyard
YEAR: Year of system
ALTITUDE
EXPOSITION
SIXTH OF SYSTEM: Distance between two clusters and two grapes
PLIOCENIC LAND analyzed in percentages of sand lime clay

Podere Riosto is located in the hills south of Bologna (Pianoro township). It is 75 km from Florence and 16 km from Bologna.

Podere Riosto, 350 m above sea level, benefits from great solar exposure, good ventilation, warm daytime and cool nights. Winters are cold with plenty of snowfall and summers are long and hot: the combination of these factors is key for great wines. The soil is composed of sand (50%), lime (25%) and clay (25%) and was created during the prehistoric age of Pliocene. At that time the sea moved into the Apennine basin leaving precious sediments.

Podere Riosto is a unique piece of ancient history just outside Bologna: the landscape is typical of the Apennine mountains (which run the length of the Italian peninsula).
Our grapes DOC from Colli Bolognesi are:

Pignoletto (5,41 hectares)
Sauvignon (2,06 hectares)
Chardonnay (0,96 hectare)
Barbera (2,72 hectares)
Cabernet (2,70 hectares)
Merlot (1,34 hectares)
Vite del Fantini (0,66 hectares)