Sparkling
Graia
By Claudio Mariotto, Colli Tortonesi, Piemonte, Italy
A Metodo Classico sparkling wine of Timorasso and Cortese, aged at least 30 months on the lees.
Tasting notes
Fragrant and rich on the nose, with varietal character. A fresh, savory sip with a slightly bitter finish.
Technical details
- Style
- Sparkling
- Denomination
- Vino Spumante di Qualità
- Grape
- Timorasso 50%, Cortese 50%
- Production area
- Vho and the municipality of Sarezzano, 250-330 m a.s.l.
- Soil
- Calcareous, clayey
- Exposure
- Various exposures
- Harvest
- Beginning of September
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot pruning, yield about 70 quintals/hectare
- Vinification
- Soft and slow pressing of the grapes, spontaneous temperature-controlled fermentation. Made by the Metodo Classico, with at least 30 months on the lees.
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