VINEYARD: 20 year old bushvines [Alberello] in Ciro’ Marina, dry farmed and hand-pruned. 5.000 vines x Ha. Loose, sandy soil rich in iron over volcanic chalk. 100% Greco Bianco.
WINEMAKING: Grapes are handpicked at the end of August and fermented into white wine in stainless steel vats at controlled temperature with selected yeasts; malolactic fermentation is partially completed in stainless steel vats. The wine ages on its lees for 8 months prior to bottling.
| APPELLATION |
Calabria Igt Greco Bianco |
| VINTAGE |
2006 |
| GRAPE COMPOSITION |
100% Greco di Bianco |
| TYPE |
White / Dry |
| VINEYARD | 3 Ha situated at 200 mt altitude in the heart of upcountry Sicily,10 to 30 year old vines, density up to 5.000 plants per Ha. Average grape yields around 6 tons per Ha. |
| SOIL |
Loose clayey-sandy soil rich in iron oxides, lying over a mother-rock composed of volcanic chalk (Tufo) and limestone. |
| ALCOHOL |
12,5% |
| PRODUCTION |
15.000 bottles |
AWARDS |
Gambero Rosso 2 Glasses |
| TASTING NOTES |
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| WINE MAKING |
Greco grapes are handpicked the first week of September, destemmed and crushed into a pneumatic press. The resulting must ferments in stainless steel vats with selected yeasts at controlled temperature; The wine ages on its lees for 8 months prior to bottling and commercial release. |
| FOOD MATCH |
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| Producer Home page: |
Fattoria San Francesco |
| WEBSITE: | |
| WINE REGION: |
 Calabria |
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