Virgilio Vignato - Gambellara Classico DOC "Capitel Vicenzi"

 

CLASSIFICATION:

Gambellara Classico DOC.

GRAPE VARIETIES:

100% Garganega.

GROWING LOCATION:

Gambellara, Vicenza, NE Italy.

VINEYARD:

“Monte di Mezzo” single vineyard. Volcanic/Basalt soil. South-East exposure. Pergola Vicentina training system. Density 3300 plants/hectare. Average age 50 years. Altitude 600 ft a.s.l..

MATURATION AND REFINEMENT:

Late harvest, in 2016 it began on November 7th. Fermentation on the lees in stainless steel with inde- genous yeasts for about 30 days. Batonage and no forced malolactic fermentation. 1 year refinement in stailess steel.

TASTING NOTES:

Straw yellow color with golden reflections. Scents of apple, cedar, white melon and white acacia flowers. Rich and intense on the palate, mineral and fresh with characteristic notes of flints.

RECOMMENDED PAIRINGS:

Rabbit, Baccalà alla vicentina (cod fish), risotto, shelfishes, salmon, eel.

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 46°-50°F.

BOTTLE SIZES AVAILABLE: 0.75 l.

PRODUCTION: 5.000 bottles vintage 2016.

 

 

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