Malbech

I.G.T. TREVENEZIE

TYPOLOGY: Red wine

VINEYARD SIZE: 5,50 ha

GROWING AREA: Azzano Decimo - Porcia - Pramaggiore

SOIL PROFILE: Deep soil with a silty-loam texture, alkaline and rich in limestone

GRAPE VARIETY: Malbech

ASPECT: Northeast-Southwest

AVERAGE AGE OF VINES: 12 years

AVERAGE ALTITUDE: 25 metres asl

SISTEMA DI ALLEVAMENTO: Spurred Cordon

NUMERO DI VITI PER HA: 2.200 vines per hectare

PRODUCTION PER HECTARE: 9.000 kg per hectare

BOTTLES PRODUCED ON AVERAGE: Average 20.000 bottles

VINIFICATION: The clusters are de-stemmed and pressed, the must ferments for 7-9 days at a controlled temperature, with regular pumpovers and délestage. The wine is then pressed off and racked into steel tanks for malolactic fermentation and maturation

MATURATION: In steel

BOTTLE AGEING: 3-4 months

APPEARANCE: Ruby red with purplish highlights Bouquet:

BOUQUET: Fruity, heady, and youthful Palate:

PALATE: Rounded, smooth, refined and varietally faithful

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Can be enjoyed slightly chilled in the summertime as well; appealing and lively, ideal with roast beef, tartares, festive turkey, chicken salad, and soft cheeses

Note (Technical values for last harverst):
Alcohol: 12,50%
Total acidity: 5,40 g/l
Ph: 3,45
Dry extract: 27,80 g/l
Total SO2: 65 mg/l (legal maximum: 160 mg/l)