Castello di Porcia
IGT VENEZIA GIULIA
TYPOLOGY: Red wine
VINEYARD SIZE: 7,60 hectares, of which 1,00 is dedicated to the Titianus selection
GROWING AREA: Azzano Decimo-Porcía (Pordenone)
SOIL PROFILE: Deep soil with a silty-loam texture, alkaline and rich in limestone
GRAPE VARIETY: Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso
ASPECT: Northeast-Southwest
AVERAGE AGE OF VINES: 45 years
AVERAGE ALTITUDE: 25 metres asl
SISTEMA DI ALLEVAMENTO: Sylvoz
NUMERO DI VITI PER HA: 1.900 vines per hectare
PRODUCTION PER HECTARE: 7.500 kg per hectares
VINIFICATION: The grapes are softly pressed, then the must ferments in steel for 10-15 days with selected yeasts in steel vats at a controlled temperature of 28-32° C, with pumping over and delestage. Pressing and racking in stainless steel where it remains for 12 months and in which it takes place malolactic fermentation. Finally it goes to the aging zone, where it passes about 36 months in oak barriques
MATURATION: Oak
BOTTLE AGEING: 12 months
APPEARANCE: Intense ruby red
BOUQUET: Intense and elegant aroma with hints of berries, violets, black pepper, coffee and licorice
PALATE: Full and bodied, it gives smoothness to the palate with well balanced tannins and with a delicate aftertaste of vanilla that combines the intense fruity and spicy aromas
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Ideal for stale dishes and game such as roasts, stew with polenta, deer gulash, roe deer, wild boar or jugged hare
Note (Technical values for last harverst):
Pressure:
Residual sugar:
Alcohol: 13,00%
Total acidity: 5,20 g/l
Ph: 3,56
Dry extract: 25,40 g/l
Total SO2: 90 mg/l (legal maximum: 160 mg/l)
Certification: About V.I.V.A Certification