• Casale del Giglio Aphrodisium 0.5L 2022
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Casale del Giglio Lazio

Casale del Giglio

Casale del Giglio Aphrodisium 0.5L 2022

White late harvest dessert wine dessert wine

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Casale del Giglio Lazio
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Denomination Lazio IGT
Size 0,50 l
Alcohol content 11.0% by volume
Area Lazio (Italy)
Grape varieties 30% Petit Manseng, 30% Viognier, 20% Fiano, 20% Greco
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Description

Aphrodisium The name comes from a village belonging to the ancient communities of Latium of the Pontine Marshes, in the province of Latina, on the site of a temple dedicated to "Aphrodite Marina", protector of sailors.

Awards

  • 2022

    4

    Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.

  • 2022

    96

    /100

    One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.

  • 2022

    3

    One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.

  • 2022

    3

    Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide

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Details

Perfume

Perfume

Fresh and floral nose (peach blossom and orange) with notes of grape skin and peaches in syrup.

Color

Color

It has a golden yellow color;

Taste

Taste

Citrus and honey. In the mouth is a nectar, but not lacking in freshness and expressive nobility. Sweet, enveloping and long finish, with mineral notes.

Serve at:

10 - 12 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Dessert Wines

Pairings

Cheese
Desserts

Producer
Casale del Giglio
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1985
  • Oenologist: Paolo Tiefenthaler
  • Hectares: 160
Casale del Giglio was founded in 1967 by Dr. Berardino Santarelli, a native of Amatrice, and is located in the Pontine Marshes in Le Ferriere, municipality of Aprilia, in the province of Latina, about 50 km south of Rome.

This territory, represented, compared to other areas of Lazio and other Italian regions, an environment to be explored from the wine standpoint.
For this reason in 1985 he gave life to the research and development project "Casale del Giglio", authorized by the Department of Agriculture of the Lazio Region.

still working together on this initiative Professor Attilio Scienza, the Institute of Arboreal Cultivation, University of Milan, Prof. Angelo Costacurta, Experimental Institute for Viticulture in Conegliano (Treviso) and Prof. Fulvio Mattivi of Edmund Foundation Mach - Research and Innovation Centre of the Istituto Agrario San Michele Provincial (Trento), from which the oenologist, Paolo Tiefenthaler.

The wine cultivation models that have inspired this research are those practiced in Bordeaux, Australia and California, which are territories exposed to the influence of the coast, exactly as the Pontine Marshes, which benefits from the influence of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Read more
Production area: Lazio
Lazio
Casale del Giglio

Name Casale del Giglio Aphrodisium 0.5L 2022
Type White late harvest dessert wine dessert wine
Denomination Lazio IGT
Vintage 2022
Size 0,50 l
Alcohol content 11.0% by volume
Grape varieties 30% Petit Manseng, 30% Viognier, 20% Fiano, 20% Greco
Country Italy
Region Lazio
Vendor Casale del Giglio
Harvest The late harvest falls at different times depending on the variety: you get to the end of October for the Petit Manseng, in order to obtain well dried grapes, dehydrated by the sea breeze. The sugar content of the grapes reaches on average 30-32 ° Babo, approximately 18 ° of potential alcohol. The grapes are collected in boxes of 10 kg and placed intact in a press in order to extract only gently the most concentrated part of the juice, free of solid parts, with a yield of grape must into just 30%.
Wine making The fermentation takes place spontaneously in stainless steel tanks at a temperature of around 18 ° C.
Allergens Contains sulphites