Malvasia, "Emiliana" Sparkling
Appellation: Colli Piacentini DOC (Controlled Designation of Origin)
Wine style: Sparkling dry white
Grape variety: 100% Malvasia di Candia Aromatica – Top quality organic grapes
Certified Organic
Colour: Pale straw yellow
Food matching: Particularly good with cured meats from Emilia and gnocco fritto (deep-fried puffed-up bread), vegetables in batter, fried seafood, flans with ricotta and chard
Tasting suggestion: Shake the bottle to put the natural yeast deposit in suspension before opening
Production area: Ziano (PC) – near Casa Piccioni – northwestern exposure
Soil: silty-clayey with calcareous streaks – Altitude 230 a.s.l.
Training system: Simple Guyot – planting density 3800 vines/ha – yield 7-8 tons/ha
Harvest period: From 15th to 20th September
Vinification: Cold maceration is kept to a minimum to enhance the fresh aromatic notes of the variety. The wine is bottled keeping its natural yeasts from the fine lees. When these dissolve they give more complexity and finesse to the wine. Sapidity is accompanied by a delicate but taut acidity.