Oratorio San Lorenzo Vintages

Oratorio San Lorenzo Vintages

Climate and Harvest 2017

After a winter characterized by temperatures that were not excessively cold and by an almost total absence of precipitation, the period of the vines’ budbreak was regular.

A hard frost at the beginning of April, which hit most of Europe’s crops, only affected our vineyards marginally because the vast majority of them are on hillside sites. There was an average amount of rainfall in the spring, providing sufficient water supplies for the subsequent season.

Higher than average temperatures and drought characterized the period between the end of May and August, giving rise to a vintage of great depth and concentration. Thereafter, some rains at the end of August and the subsequent marked variations between day- and night-time temperatures in September allowed the grapes to attain perfect ripeness and develop intense aromas.

The period of the harvest was favorable, giving us the chance to pick the various plots in a selective manner and draw out their finest characteristics during extraction. Our Carmenere was harvested by hand and placed in 15 kg crates, between 18th September and 7th October.

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