GRAPE VARIETY |
100 % Cornalin |
VINEYARD AGE | 18 Years |
PRODUCTION AREA |
Toules, Saint Christophe, Aosta Valley |
SOIL |
Lodgement till, soils deriving from glaciers discharge (Sandy, silty and stony) |
ALTITUDE PLANTS SLM |
750 mt, exposure N/S |
AREA |
Gujot system, 8.000 plants per hectare, rows at 1,80 mt x 0,70 mt, yield 80 q/ha |
HARVEST | Manual, first days of October |
WINE-MAKING | Pre fermentative cold maceration with controlled temperature. Fermentation in steel tanks at spontaneous temperature with inoculation of selected yeasts. Post fermentation hot maceration, refining in tun |
ALCOHOL |
12,5% |
CONTENTS | 750 ml |
VINTAGE | 2018 |
ORGANOLEPTIC DESCRIPTION
EYE | Red Rubin |
VIEW | Fine, red fruit, plums and cherries, slight spiciness, carnation |
TASTE | Dry, slightly tannic |
PAIRINGS |
Small balls with red fruits. To be used also for the preparation of Martine pears in wine |
SERVICE TEMPERATURE |
16°/18° C - 60°/64° F |
RECOMMENDED GLASS |
Chalice, Winebar 53 cl. Diam. 92mm |
AWARDS |
› 2015: Excellence wine, Guida dell'Espresso (vintage ’13) › 2017: Tre Bicchieri Gambero Rosso (vintage '15) › 2017: James Suckling 88/100 (vintage '16) › 2018: Tre Bicchieri Gambero Rosso (vintage '16) |