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TERMIDOROMonferrato Bianco DOCGRAPES Viognier 100%
SOIL Calcareous clay, with south-western exposure, 250 m. above sea level.
CULTIVATION Planting layout: 2,5x1 m; planting density: 4000/ha; training method: Guyot.
VINIFICATION Grapes are harvested by hand and immediately de-stalked and crushed, before being submitted to cold maceration for 7/8 hours at a temperature of 5°C. Subsequently grapes are pressed and the must, after a natural decantation, is transferred to new French oak barriques where alcoholic fermentation takes place at a temperature of 12/15 to maintain the grapes’ peculiarity.
MATURATION A first period of ageing of about 18 months, takes place in the same barriques at a temperature of 10-12°C, to avoid malolactic fermentation. Subsequently maturation continues in bottle for a further 12 months.
COLOUR Intense straw yellow with golden hues.
AROMA Complex with notes of ripe yellow fruit as well as dried and candied fruit. Floral scents of acacia and lime-tree, spicy notes of vanilla and cinnamon.
FLAVOUR Intense, warm and soft, balanced with right acidity. Pleasant sapidity and minerality with a long finish.
SERVING TEMPERATURE 10°/12°C
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