Sweet
San Martino
By F.lli Massucco, Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Wine from overripe Arneis grapes, fermented in barriques; 14% vol.
Tasting notes
Golden yellow. Aroma of ripe fruit and sweet dried-fruit notes. Harmonious taste with walnut, hazelnut, dried apricot and honey, full and persistent; balance of sugar and acidity.
Pairs well with
Aged and blue cheeses, hazelnut desserts.
Technical details
- Style
- Sweet
- Denomination
- Vino da uve stramature
- Grape
- Arneis 100%
- Production area
- Castagnito (CN)
- Soil
- Clay with sandy marls
- Harvest
- Around 11 November (St Martin's day), hence the name
- Vineyard planting
- Vertical trellis with Guyot pruning, 50 q/ha
- Vinification
- Crushing and destemming, gentle pressing, fermentation in barriques for 30 days, then racking and bâtonnage for 2 weeks. Matured in steel tanks. Part of the Arneis vineyard is left to over-ripen.
- Serving temperature
- 8-10 °C
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