Castello di Porcia
D.O.C. FRIULI
TYPOLOGY: Dry red
VINEYARD SIZE: 7,60 hectares
GROWING AREA: Azzano Decimo-Porcía (Pordenone)
SOIL PROFILE: Deep soil with a silty-clay loam texture, sub-alkaline with moderate limestone
GRAPE VARIETY: Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso
ASPECT: Northeast-Southwest
AVERAGE AGE OF VINES: 20 years
AVERAGE ALTITUDE: 25 metres asl
SISTEMA DI ALLEVAMENTO: Sylvoz
NUMERO DI VITI PER HA: 2.100 vines per hectare
PRODUCTION PER HECTARE: 9.000 kg per hectare
VINIFICATION: The grapes are delicately de-stemmed and pressed, maceration in steel for 7-9 days with selected yeasts at a controlled temperature of 28-32 ° C, with pumpovers and délestage. Pressing and racking into steel tanks for malolactic fermentation and maturation
MATURATION: In steel
BOTTLE AGEING: 3-4 months
APPEARANCE: Intense ruby red
BOUQUET: Typical fruity aromas of blackberry, marasca cherry, aspberry and blackcurrant; herbaceous and vegetal notes
PALATE: Rich and full-bodied, well balanced by freshness and flavor. Delicately vibrant tannin
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Ideal with meat dishes, cotechino, musetto with brovada, pork ribs, roast pork knuckle, roasted guinea fowl. Excellent with traditional regional meat recipes. Excellent with tasty cheeses
Note (Technical values for last harverst):
Alcohol: 12,50%
Total acidity: 5,10 g/l
Ph: 3,50
Dry extract: 26,00 g/l
Total SO2: 65 mg/l (legal maximum: 160 mg/l)
Certification: About V.I.V.A Certification