Chardonnay, Vie di Romans

CHARDONNAY

Vineyard

Category

white, dry

Grape variety

Chardonnay 100 %

Source vineyard

Vie di Romans

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

5,740 kg/ha (5,121 lbs/ac) and 0.96 - 0.74 kg/plant

Layout

1.60 x 0.80 m - 1.60 x 1m - 1.90 x 0.80 m

Area

9.95 ha (24.59 ac) in production

Elevation

31 m (105 ft)

Exposure

North – South and East - West

Training method

simple guyot and spur pruning

Soils profile

medium deep, with moderate gravel-pebbly texture, clay of reddish hue due to presence of ferrous and aluminum oxides

Harvest period

17th, 18th, 19th and 21st 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

22 days

Malolactic fermentation

not made

Maturation

9 months on the lees

Clarification

non agent-natural in steel

Bottling

19th , 20th and 21st July 2016

Bottle-ageing

8 months

Technical data

Alcohol

13.70 %

Total acidity

5.25 g/l

pH

3.32

Estimated peak of maturation

10 years

Estimated cellar life

22 years