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
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