Angelico IGT Bianco dell’Emilia

Name: Bianco dell’Emilia IGT
Variety: Grechetto Gentile

VINEYARD CHARACTERISTICS:
Area: 5,4 ha
Altirude: 280-350 mt a.s.l.
Exposure: South / South East
Plant Density: 2.963 /3.333 grapes per ha
Soil Composition: Pliocene sand 48%, silt 28%, clay 24%
Growing System: Espalier, Guyot

VINIFICATION AND REFINEMENT:
Yield: 6.000 kg per hectare
Harvest Time: mid of September
Harvest: by hand in baskets (10 kg)
Cooling of the destemmed grapes and pellicle maceration without sulphites.
Cooling of the must to 10°C for static decantation.
Wine pressing: with closed soft press and hyperoxigenation
Fermentation: : in steel vats (20°C) for 15 days and final tangential filtration
Refermentation: in autoclave (Martinotti) for about 25 days after fermentation at low temperature

ORGANOLEPTIC REFERENCES
Colour: pale yellow with green nuances
Fragrance: delicate, typical, lightly aromatic, floral and perfumed
Taste: delicate, slightly almond, pleasantly sparkling with a perfect ending
Alcohol: 11,5 % Vol.
Gastronomy: hors d’oeuvre dishes, first courses, fish and white meats, vegetables and eggs