LINEA Classica
Pinot Grigio
D.O.C. Collio
VINEYARD — located in the municipality of Dolegna del Collio.
KIND OF GROUND — Marl and Clay
GRAPE — Pinot Grigio
TYPE OF CULTIVATION — Guyot
VINIFICATION AND REFINING — The grapes are harvested by hand using boxes, steeped in a cold horizontal press for eight hours and the must is cleaned through settling. The fermentation takes place in steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 18°C.
When the fermentation is over, the product thus obtained is not poured off and therefore remains in the same containers to mature for about five months at a constant temperature. At the end of this period, the wine is assembled and bottled. There follows a further long period of refining in the bottle before the wine is distributed.
ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS — It is straw yellow colored with slight ash grey reflections. It has a fragrant bouquet, recalling vanilla and lime flowers. On the palate it is strong with a long finish.
DRINK WITH — thick soups, white meat risotto, boiled white meat and chicken.
LONGEVITY — 4–5 years.
SERVE AT — 11–12°C.