Varietal: Grillo 100%
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Color: Luminous yellow, abundance of fine and persistent bubbles.
Bouquet: fresh and sweet as fruit. Pierced by a mineral streak, nuts and bread essence.
Taste: extreme freshness. Beautiful acid trail supported by a superb structure.
Vinification and ageing: temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless vats is carried out for 12 months prior to tirage, which prompts slow fermentation in bottle; a requirement of classic method. The bottles are kept in racks for 72 months to acquire that unmistakable bouquet.
SUGGESTED PAIRINGS:
excellent as an aperitif sparkling wine, exceptional with raw food, fish, baked fish and shellfish.
RECOMMENDED TEMPERATURE: 10°C
TECHNICAL DATA:
Origin: Contrada Virzì, Monreale, Palermo
Map Sheet 142
Exposure: North-East
Altitude: 400 m above sea level
Soil: Sandy-clay
Training system: Simple Guyot espalier
Density: 5,000 plants per hectare
Year of planting: 2000
Harvest: August
Yield: 35 hl/hectare
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