Sweet
Frimaio
By Rizzi, Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
A sweet white late-harvest wine from overripe grapes partly affected by Botrytis cinerea, named after the French revolutionary calendar month Frimaio. First produced in 2001.
Tasting notes
Golden highlights, with a bouquet reminiscent of sweets and apricot jam. With age, notes of dried fruit and almonds appear, leading to sublime sensations; sweetness finds its balance with acidity.
Pairs well with
Mature cheeses and sweet pastries.
Technical details
- Style
- Sweet
- Grape
- Moscato
- Soil
- White marl, clayey-calcareous, alternated by sand
- Exposure
- South, South-West; altitude 230-310 m
- Harvest
- Manual in small crates, between the second and third week of November
- Vineyard planting
- Planted 1978-1985, Guyot training
- Vinification
- Grapes are gently pressed straight after picking. Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature between 18°C and 20°C. Aged in stainless steel vats for a variable period depending on the wine.
- Serving temperature
- 8-10°C
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