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Variety:

Friulano (Tocai Friulano)

 

IN THE VINEYARD

 

Soil:

Flysch, interbedded clayey-textured marl and sandstone

 

Planting pattern:

Small parcels surrounded by woodland

 

Vineyard location:

Hillslope terraces

 

Training system:

Single Guyot

 

Average density:

4.800 vines per hectare

 

Average yield:

About 1.2 kg per vine

 

Elevation:

200-300 metres above sea level

 

Harvest method:

Bunch selection and manual harvest using small cases

 

Average age of vineyards:

50 years average (mostly vineyards planted in 1960s)

 

Vineyard exposure:

South, south-west, west

 

Vineyard treatments:

Covering treatments: copper and mined sulphur – organic agriculture

 

Soil working:

Spontaneous ground cover and cover crop

 

IN THE CELAR

 

Winemaking:

Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in concrete vats

 

Maturation:

12 months, ageing on the lees

 

Number of bottles: produced

7.000

 

Alcohol content:

13,5 % vol

 

Reducing sugar:

0,2 g/l

 

Total acidity:

4,5 g/l

 

IN THE GLASS

 

Sensory profile:

Dry white wine, fruit-led nose, savoury mineral-edged palate, fine almond at the back palate

 

Food matchings:

Vegetable soups and velouté sauces, cheese, white meat, fish

 

Serving temperature;

10-12 °C

AQUILA DEL TORRE - Friulano Friuli Colli Orientali DOC Organic

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