VARIETAL COMPOSITION - 100% Pinot Grigio
PRODUCTION AREA Spessa (Colli Megaluzzi), Cividale of the Friuli
SOIL TYPE AND DISPOSITION Eocene Marls (Flysch of Cormons) on hill slopes
EXTENSION OF THE VINEYARD 0.5 hectares
ALTITUDE/EXPOSITION 140/150 m a.s.l., east/south-east VINEYARD ESTABLISHMENT 1989-2005 VINE DENSITY 5000-6250 plants/hectare
VINE TRAINING SYSTEM Classic Guyot (6-8 buds)
YIELD PER PLANT approximately 1 kg GRAPE HARVEST first week of September WINEMAKING destemmed and crushed the grapes undergo soft pressing. The first-press juice is cooled for 24 hours, racked to remove the lees, and the must is then inoculated with selected yeasts and allowed to ferment at a controlled temperature.
AGEING on the yeasts in AMPHORA for about 20 months and further 3 months in the bottle.
