Fattoria 6 Gigli

IGT TREVENEZIE
TYPOLOGY: Red Wine
VINEYARD SIZE: 40,28 hectares
GROWING AREA: Azzano Decimo-Pramaggiore
SOIL PROFILE: Deep soil with a silty-clay loam texture, sub-alkaline with moderate limestone
GRAPE VARIETY: Merlot
ASPECT: North-South
AVERAGE AGE OF VINES: 10 years
AVERAGE ALTITUDE: 15 mt. asl
SISTEMA DI ALLEVAMENTO: Sylvoz
NUMERO DI VITI PER HA: 3.800 vines per hectare
PRODUCTION PER HECTARE: 12.000 kg per hectare
BOTTLES PRODUCED ON AVERAGE: Average 20.000 bottles
VINIFICATION: The clusters are de-stemmed and the grapes gently pressed. The must ferments with cultured yeasts in steel fermenters for 3-5 days at 28-32°C, 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: 2-3 months
APPEARANCE: Ruby red
BOUQUET: Fruit and crisp, subtly herbaceous
PALATE: Full-flavoured well-balanced
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Excellent when partnered with lighter meats and heavier meat stews, with lamb, veal alla parmigiana, and medium-aged cheeses.
Note (Technical values for last harverst):
Alcohol: 12,20%
Total acidity:
5,00 g/l
Ph: 3,48
Dry extract: 21,50 g/l
Total SO2: 72 mg/l (maximum: 160 mg/l)