THE VINEYARD

SOIL: in the heart of the Treviso plains in the Ponzano Veneto area, on loose, coarse, gravelly soil

SURFACE AREA: 1 Ha

GRAPE VARIETY

GRAPE VARIETIES: 100% Chardonnay

AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINES: 15/20 years

VINES/ha: 4.000

VINEYARD ASPECT: flat terrain, rows running north-south

PRUNING SYSTEM: spurred cordon

MEAN LOAD: 2-2.5 kg/vine

YIELD (100kg/ha): 80/100

VINE MANAGEMENT: integrated pest control and possibility of irrigation

OPERATIONS ON VINES: leaf removal, tipping, bud removal and working of the soil between the rows to avoid the use of weed killers

HARVESTING AND VINIFICATION

Hand picking in 10/12 kg crates, when the grapes are perfectly ripe. The grapes are sorted in the vineyard, then on a vibrating table in the winery, followed by destemming, soft crushing by roller, very short cold maceration with dry ice and fermentation at a controlled temperature with low sulphur dioxide content. Ageing on fine lees for as long as possible, bottling and short bottle-ageing.

 

ANALYTICAL DATA: alcohol content: 12.5% vol.; total acidity: 5.5 g/l

TASTING NOTES: a sleek crystal-clear wine with a straw yellow colour and robust consistency. It immediately unfolds on the nose with impeccably elegant fruity and flowery aromas of golden delicious apple, ripe pear, white-fleshed peach and banana. Pleasant hints of lime flowers, lilies and chamomile then appear. On the palate, it is generous and velvety, superbly balanced by a rich background flavour, minerality and structure. The wine then unfolds with an alternation of caressing warmth and lingering freshness against markedly fruity notes. Ideal with baked turbot, fried shellfish and crustaceans, small pumpkin gnocchi and fresh creamy goat's cheeses.