| Location |
Sambuca di Sicilia (AG) 200/250 metres |
| 土地的組成 |
From shallow to very deep soil, medium texture: good presence of stones, slightly calcareous with sections of deep vegetable matter. |
| 系統 |
Vertical trellis; bilateral Guyot |
| 每公頃產量： |
9 tonnes; 2,2 kg per vine |
| 收成 |
Chardonnay 10th to 20th August, Grecanico 25 to 30th September |
| 發酵溫度 |
15°C in steel tanks, 20°C in barrels |
| 生產技術 |
Stainless steel tanks. Part of the Chardonnay is fermented in 225-litre new Allier oak barrels |
| 釀造 |
The grapes are crushed and destemmed; the juice is clarified through settling cold overnight and then inoculated with a selected pure yeast. |
| 陳年 |
After fermentation 90% of the grapes are aged in stainless steel tanks and matured on lees for six months. The remaining 10% of Chardonnay ferments in oak barrels and is mixed with the rest in March |
| 匹配 |
Ideal with sea food first courses, with shell fish and with light soups based on vegetables or with fish soups. |