COLOUR: straw yellow color
COMPOSITION: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
VINEYARD LOCATION: Castagnole delle Lanze
HARVESTING PERIOD: Beginning of September
AGE OF THE VINEYARD: 8 years
YIELD: 110 quintals/hectare : 11000 kilo's
ALTITUDE: 270 meters above sea level
EXPOSURE: North-West
VINE TRAINING: Guyot
TRAINING SYSTEM: Vertical-trellised
VINEYARD SIZE: 0.30 hectares
VINIFICATION: Manual selection of the grapes, then gentle pressing. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks for two-thirds, at a controlled temperature of 18°C, and ultimated in barrel of 500L.
AGING: In second passage French oak tonneaux on fine lees (Battonage) for 8 months. In June the wine decants and is racked to remove the natural sediments. After filtering and bottling in July, further 6 months refinement in bottles before marketing.
SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS
At sight nice straw yellow color and greenish reflections. The nose gives hints of tropical fruits, orange blossom, citrus peel and a pleasant light note of tomato leaf. Fresh sip, good persistence, traces of bergamot and aromatic herbs, with accents of mineral notes.
