Pinot Grigio Collio Ramato

Wines

When Pinot Grigio grapes are crushed and the grape skins are left in contact it creates a distinct wine style called ramato. The name comes from the word ‘rame’ which means ‘copper’ in Italian.

Appellation: Venezia Giulia Pinot Grigio IGT

Region: Friuli Venezia Giulia

Type: Skin contact wine, sometimes called orange or amber wine, dry

Varietal: 100% Pinot Grigio

Certified Organic

Wine Details:

Tasting Notes:

Color: Intense, slightly opaque copper, with ruby reflections.

Bouquet: Complex scent with hints of currant and raspberry, green walnut and wet rock.

Taste: Mineral and fresh with hints of pineapple and golden apple; long and spicy.

Unfiltered: The presence of sediments is essential to keep the wine alive and to conserve it.

Serve: Best when served at 15°C or 59° F

Food Pairing: White fish, light seafood dishes, perfect with summer dishes.

Vinyard Notes:

Vineyard: Monte Calvario (planted 2003), Gorizia.

Altitude: 110/140 m a.s.l.

Exposure: East.

Cultivation method: Guyot unilateral.

Soil: Ponca – Opoka, Sandstone/Marl.

Yield: 30 qq per Ha.

Winemaking Notes:

Vinification: The maceration begin in big barrels of oak for 30 days. Finished the fermentation it gets aged in 5 hl barrels for 2 years and rest for 1 year in the bottles.