Pinot Grigio Dessimis, Vie di Romans

PINOT GRIGIO DESSIMIS

Vineyard

Category

white, dry

Grape variety

pinot grigio 100 %

Source vineyard

Dessimis

Geographical area

Friuli Isonzo Rive Alte

Place

Mariano del Friuli (GO)

Average planting age

18 years

Vine density

6,000 - 7,800 vines/ha (2,428 - 3,156 vines/acre)

Yield per hectar and per vine

6,000 kg/ha (5,353 lbs/ac) and 0.77 kg/vine

Layout

2.40 x 0.70 m - 1.60 x 1 m 1,60 x 0.80 m

Area

9.05 ha (22.36 ac) in production

Elevation

34 m (111 ft)

Exposure

East - West e North - South

Training method

simple guyot and spur pruning

Soils profile

Rather shallow, with generous gravel-pebbly texture, clay of reddish hue due to presence of ferrous and aluminum oxides, well-drained

Harvest period

1st, 2nd, 10th and 12th September

Vinification

De-stemming and crushing

Pre-fermentation cold maceration

8 °C (46 °C)

Pre-fermentation cold settling Fermentation

16 ÷ 19 °C (61 - 66 °F)

Yeast

selected strains

Length of fermentation

16 days

Malolactic fermentation

not made

Maturation

9 months on the lees

Clarification

non agent-natural in steel

Bottling

25th, 26th and 27th July 2016

Bottle-ageing

10 months

Technical data

Alcohol

13.80 %

Total acidity

5.00 g/l

pH

3.38

Estimated peak of maturation

8 years

Estimated cellar life

18 years