White
Delre
By Cantina di Tortona, Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy
Delre is Cantina di Tortona's Favorita, a grape native to the Roero that the cooperative grows on the clay-limestone soils of Viguzzolo and Villaromagnano.
Tasting notes
Pale straw yellow with light greenish reflections. Grapefruit pith and white peach meet hawthorn and apple on the nose, with floral tones. Good body on the palate, with refreshing acidity, notable savouriness and a soft, lingering finish.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Colli Tortonesi DOC Favorita
- Grape
- Favorita
- Production area
- Viguzzolo, Villaromagnano
- Soil
- Deep, clay-limestone soil
- Exposure
- East to southeast, 250 m above sea level
- Harvest
- Around 20 September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training, 10 buds per plant, 4,200 vines per hectare
- Vinification
- Hand harvested around 20 September, fermented at controlled temperature, then aged 4 months on fine lees with constant stirring.
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