Massal selection part 1
Inzolia, Dietro le Case vineyard, planted before 1968.
55+ years is a good age for vines, especially in hot climates, but it also means that some of them can die.
When this happens, we try to rescue and restore their roots, which come from rootstocks originating from the first planting of last century, and have an impressive strength.
Massal selection part 2
In this particular case, given that the old root system was very large and healthy, we raised two shoots and grafted them with buds from the nearby vine.
After two years, two young vines have developed, both of which already produced their first bunch of grapes last harvest, and are bigger and stronger than any 2 years-old vine propagated in a nursery from clonal selection.
Marilena Barbera