Vernaccia
Denomination: Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG
Production zone: San Gimignano district
Grape variety: Vernaccia di San Gimignano
Soil composition: ochreous sands
Training and cultivation system: Guyot and spurred cordon, partial grassing and green pruning
Densityà: 3000 / 4.500 vines/ha
Production of wine per ha: 63 hl
Altitude: 210/280 m above sea level
Microclimate: damp in winter and spring, hot and dry in summer
Vinification: off skins, separation from skins, soft pressing and temperature controlled fermentation.
Organoleptic characteristic:
Colour: pale straw yellow with greenish hues
Bouquet: fine, penetrating with scents of wild flowers and bitter almonds
Flavours: dry, harmonoius, pleasantly fruity with a subtle base of peach kernel
Alcohol content: 12,5°
Service temperature: 10/11° C
Serving suggestions: as an aperitif with hors d’oeuvres, white meats and fish
Packing: cardboard box containing six or twelve 0.750-litre bottles pace vertically.
