Castello di Porcia
V.S.Q.A.
TYPOLOGY: Sparkling wine
VINEYARD SIZE: 4,70 hectares
GROWING AREA: Azzano Decimo (Pordenone)
SOIL PROFILE: Deep soil with a silty-clay loam texture, sub-alkaline with moderate limestone
GRAPE VARIETY: Glera “tondo”
ASPECT: Northeast-Southwest
AVERAGE AGE OF VINES: 8 years
AVERAGE ALTITUDE: 25 metres asl
SISTEMA DI ALLEVAMENTO: Double Guyot
NUMERO DI VITI PER HA: 3.500 vines per hectare
PRODUCTION PER HECTARE: 18.000 kg per hectare
BOTTLES PRODUCED ON AVERAGE: Average 30.000 bottles
VINIFICATION: The grapes are de-stemmed and pressed gently, then the juice macerates on the skins for 12 hours at 10°C. After this process the wine undergoes a second fermentation at 14°C in steel pressure fermenters and maturation of 30 days on the fine lees
MATURATION: In steel
BOTTLE AGEING: 2 months
APPEARANCE: A subtle straw yellow, with a long-lingering bead of pin-point bubbles
BOUQUET: Delicate, fruity, with a refined impression of yeast
PALATE: Truly distinctive for its refined aromatics and exquisite balance
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Superb as aperitif, it partners perfectly with fish in general, although not with stews; it is delicious too with sweets, fruit, and fruit crostate. Best enjoyed at 6°C
Note (Technical values for last harverst):
Alcohol: 11,50%
Total acidity: 6,00 g/l
Ph: 3,15
Pressure: 5,00 atm
Dry extract: 22,00 g/l
Total SO2: 100 mg/l (legal maximum: 200 mg/l)
Residual sugar: 15,00 g/l
Certification: About V.I.V.A Certification
