Fattoria Zerbina is located in Faenza, at the base of the Apennine Mountains which separate Emilia Romagna from Tuscany. Vines up to forty years of age, planted to soils ranging from clay to limestone and calcareous, range in density and pruning regimes to take full advantage of aspect and soil type. Bunches of Sangiovese di Romagna, Merlot and Ancellotta are hand selected and sorted before a very gentle pressing. Fermentation and maceration on skins is conducted in steel vats under temperature controlled conditions over a period of eighteen days. Following the completion of natural malolactic, the wine is aged fifteen months in a combination of new and seasoned French oak barriques.