White MonteOlimpo

GRAPES

Insolia 80%, Chardonnay 20%.

PRODUCTION AREA

Sambuca di Sicilia (Agrigento), hilly area facing South-Est.

ALTITUDINE

350-500 m, on the sea level.

VINEYARD’S AGE

15 years old.

FEEDING

The vineyards are breed to espalier with a density of 4500 plants for hectare.

YIELD AVERAGE              

65 q. of grapes for hectare.

HARVEST

The grapes is harvest manually, the Chardonnay on August, the Insolia on the second decade of Setember.

THE WINEMAKING

Cryomaceration of the peels for 12 hours at the temperature of 4-5 °C, after the soft pressing and fermentation with controlled temperature of 18°C. The cryomaceration is made in steel inox tanks, as the refinement of the yeasts, for a better wine’s structure. Shades of yellow color, intense fruity bouquet, dry taste, mellow, full-bodied, with a long aromatic persistence.

ALCOL

13%  By Vol.