I MACCHIONI

DENOMINATION: Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG “I Macchioni”

PRODUCTION ZONE: San Gimignano district

GRAPE VARIETY: Vernaccia di San Gimignano and other white grape varieties

SOIL COMPOSITION: Pliocene ochreous sands and Pliocene calcareous concretions

TRAINING AND CULTIVATION SYSTEM: Guyot, partial grassing, green pruning, manual grape selection

DENSITY: 4600 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 months.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS:
Colour: pale yellow with greenish hues
Bouquet: expansive, penetrating and reminiscent of ripe fruit with scents of almonds
Flavours: dry, harmonious with a pleasant freshness and a subtle, characteristic aftertaste of almonds

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13°

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 9/10° 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. We highly recommend serving with: Paranza fry-up and fine tagliatelli with squill.

PACKING: cardboard box containing twelve 0.750-litre bottles packed vertically and cardboard box containing six 0.750-litre bottles packed horizontally.