Pinot Grigio Tradizion – Ramato

Color: Warm copper with bright copper highlights.

Bouquet: Pleasant notes of ripe orchard fruit with light herb and earth notes and a rocky minerality.

Taste: Persistent, ripe, orchard fruit overlaying a soft skin-tannin and mineral body. Round and balanced with a clean acidity and a long, dry finish.

Alcohol: 13.5%.

Serving Temperature: 10-12º C (50-53º F).

Pairing: Fish starters, grilled, baked or fried fish main courses, vegetable dishes, mushroom dishes, and risotto.

Production Area: ½ hectare/1.23 acres located in Brazzano di Cormans, Province of Gorizia.

Soil: Alluvial soil with excellent drainage and good fertility; sufficient rainfall appropriate to vine cultivation.

Training System: Cappuccino or double-arched dog on their older vines. Simple Guyot is used for new plantings.

Age of Vines: Planted in 1997.

Vine Density: 3800-4000 vines per hectare.

Viticulture:  Grass between alternate rows.  Bunch cutting, according to the season to maintain a consistent yield for vine.  Old leaves near the grape bunches are removed to keep the grapes healthy and complete ripening.

Harvest: Manually; usually at the end of September and before the mid-October.

Vinification: Traditional, starting with careful destemming; followed by a heat exchanger to cool the destemmed grapes. The juice has skin contact for approximately twenty-five days during maceration, prior to racking and cold settling. After the maceration period, vats are blended to achieve textural and varietal balance. The wine is left in contact with lees for a long period. Then rests throughout winter, in a cold environment, to naturally self-stabilize