TYPE OF WINE: White, dry, Pinot Grigio Collio
GRAPE VARIETIES: Monovarietal Pinot Grigio.
ZONE OF PRODUCTION: Hillside, 160-180 metres above sea level, southwest exposure, town of Spessa di Capriva (GO), Italy.
SOIL: Typical of the Collio zone, called "ponca", made up of marly rocks consisting of very friable mineral elements with good water retention
COLOUR: Bright Straw yellow, with light amber-coloured hues.
AROMA: Floral, fruity, with a delicate aroma of acacia, banana and pineapple.
TASTE: Dry, excellent body, balanced with an elegant aromatic varietal length.
PAIRING: Pleasant aperitif, with seafood appetizers, grilled fish, excellent with white meats accompanied by sweet sauces.
SERVE: At the temperature of +10° to +12°C. Uncork just before serving.
CONSUMPTION AND AGEING POTENTIAL: Ideal when consumed young. If stored well, its personality improves and it can age for 3 to 4 years.
TRAINING SYSTEM: Guyot with 4,000 vines per hectare, short pruning which results in low yields and a high concentration of quality.
YELDE PER HECTARE: 70 quintals of grapes per hectare.
VINIFICATION: Without the skins through soft crushing, which takes place in horizontal bladder presses with grape conditioning at +10°C.
MUST TO FRUIT RATIO: 65%
FERMENTATION: In temperature controlled stainless steel containers for 20 days at a controlled temperature of +18° to +22°C.
AGEING: Stored in the cellar in brightlbrighttteel vatbrighta constant temperature of +12°C , stabilised in refrigeration rooms until bottling.
ALCOHOL: 14.0% vol*
(* Depending on the year, the analytical values may vary slightly)