Denomination: Langhe D.O.C. Bianco
Grape Variety: Favorita, M.Bianco
Vineyard
Municipality: Neive
Subarea: Canova
Area: 0.5 ha
Yield/ha: 50/60 quintals per hectare
Age:1990-1987-1960
Features
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altitude 380 meters above sea level
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South and North West exposure
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Density 4300 vines/ha
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Guyot training
The vineyard is processed according to integrated pest management methods, with low environmental impact, with techniques designed only for the production of this wine.
Harvest period: mid-September, depending on the degree of phenolic ripeness and climatic conditions.
Harvesting method: by hand in perforated crates, in order to allow good aeration of the grapes, early in the morning from 06.00 to 08.00 to have a low temperature of the grapes. These crates are transported to the cellar to be crushed-destemmed as for a red wine with the addition of dry ice both in crushing and in the tank, to immediately bring the temperature of the must to 0 degrees of temperature. Cryo maceration begins for 96 hours at 0°.
Then we move on to pressing to separate the skins and seeds.
Fermentation begins, carried out at low temperatures: 10°-11°, very slow about 35 days. Racking is carried out and decanting begins in steel tanks at a temperature of 3° for about 15 days. The same operation is repeated 5 times, in order to achieve adequate clarification in a natural way, without any use of clarifying substances. From this moment on, the aging phase begins in stainless steel tanks. and then we proceed to bottling.
Tasting notes
Colour: Intense straw yellow
Aroma: fruity, persuasive and persistent, with aromatic notes, fruity of geranium that turn to peach and apricot
Taste: rich, full and round, of great persistence with notes of citrus fruits, savory
Food pairings: Raw fish, shellfish, white meats, excellent with fish and grilled lamb meat, Pizza
Serving temperature: 10°-12°C
Alcoholic strength: 14 %
Total extract: 29
Total acidity: 6
Annual production: 1866 bottles