White
Lampyris
By Domenico Serra, Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
A Piemonte Cortese partly fermented in new barrel, grown at Agliano Terme and Montegrosso d'Asti.
Tasting notes
Straw yellow with greenish highlights. Vegetal, fruity and floral notes. Fresh acidity with a fruity, lively finish.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Piemonte DOC Cortese
- Grape
- Cortese
- Production area
- Agliano Terme and Montegrosso d'Asti, about 0.5 hectares of vines.
- Soil
- Pale, sand-rich soil the locals call "sabbie astiane": clayey-calcareous marl of marine sedimentary origin, low in organic matter but rich in trace elements, especially magnesium.
- Exposure
- South-east facing in the Agliano Terme vineyard, north-west facing in the Montegrosso d'Asti vineyard, at about 230 metres above sea level.
- Harvest
- Hand-picked.
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot-trained.
- Vinification
- Soft pressing, fermentation of the free-run must for 12 to 15 days, 20% of it in new barrel and the rest in steel tanks. The wine rests on its own lees for an average of 3 to 4 months in steel tanks.
- Serving temperature
- 10-11°C
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