Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato

Tasting notes

Bright straw yellow with green highlights recalling the vine's own leaf. Delicate, fresh bouquet recalling apple and field flowers. Lightly frizzante, young, intense palate with citrus notes.

Pairs well with

Good for aperitivo, antipasti and fish dishes; best drunk young.

Technical details

Style

White

Denomination

Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato D.O.C.

Grape

Cortese 100%

Cru / vineyard

San Nicolao

Production area

San Nicolao hill, Nizza Monferrato

Soil

Fossil marl

Exposure

South-west

Harvest

Mid-September, depending on grape ripeness

Vineyard planting

Guyot training, 215m above sea level, yield 100 quintals of grapes per hectare

Vinification

Pressed and the must clarified with enzymes, racked to remove lees, then selected yeasts added for alcoholic fermentation. Rests 20-25 days on fermentation lees, chilled to 10-12°C and racked until clear; a light natural sparkle develops in autoclave from residual sugar before bottling.

Serving temperature

8-10°C, in young white wine glasses

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