Vini Barricati

Location of vineyards:
Gavardo, Muscoline, Calvagese della Riviera and in the Terzago and Belvedere districts; low hilly region (260m.); cultivated in respect of the ecosystem.
Pruning:
spurred string with few buds.
Produced from following grapes:
Rhein-Riesling (90%), Incrocio Manzoni (10%); reaching its complete ripeness the year after the harvest, also because of its good alcohol content and its remarkable body.
Manufacturing:
the wine is fermented in used acacia barriques for 4 months and finally refined in a mulberrywood barrique for 6 months. On sale, after 3 months from bottling. Bottles should be stored horizontally.
Organoleptic Test:
- Color: straw-yellow with brilliant green reflections;
- Parfume: persistent acacia parfume and honey aftertaste, a strong, decisive wine that envelopes the mouth;
- Taste: dry, without asperity, but with a slight tang;
- Alcohol content: 12.5°.
Gastronomy:
- Accompanies: ideal with processed meats and smoked fish, vegetable flans, wellflavoured risottos, ravioli, fish cooked in sauce, as well as soft cheeses and salted omelettes;
- Serving temperature: 9-10°C;
- Serving method: uncork the bottle just before serving with a brief interval for oxygenation, since this is a dry white, wine with a complex bouquet.

Number of bottles produced annually: n. 15.000 bottles.

Sold in 6 bottle-box packing, in bottles of protective coloured glass preventing too much light to affect the ageing process.