I Macchioni
Denomination: Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG”I Macchioni”
Production zone: San Gimignano district
Grape variety: Vernaccia di San Gimignano
Soil composition: Pliocene ochreous sands and Pliocene calcereous concretions
Training and cultivation system: Guyot, partial grassing , green pruning, manual grape selection
Densityà: 4.600 vines/ha
Production of wine per ha: 55 hl
Altitude: 210/280 m above sea level
Microclimate: damp in winter and spring, hot and dry in summer
Vinification: off skins, destalking and soft pressing with cooling of the pressed grapes for a short period of maceration followed by separation from the skins. Temperature controlled fermentation on fine lees. It matures in the bottle for at least 1 month.
Organoleptic characteristic:
Colour: pale yellow with greenish hues
Bouquet: expansive, penetrating and reminiscent of ripe fruit with scents of almonds
Flavours: dry, harmonoius with a pleasant freshness and subtle, characteristic aftertaste of almonds
Alcohol content: 13°
Service temperature: 10/11° C
Serving suggestions: hors d’oeuvres, white meats, soft cheeses, shellfish and fish in general, as well as some types typical Tuscan soup and fish soup in particular
Packing: cardboard box containing six or twelve 0.750-litre bottles pace vertically.
