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Firriato, Gaudensius Blanc de Noir

CLASSIFICATION:
Etna D.O.C. Sparkling Wine - Brut

GRAPE VARIETY:
Nerello Mascalese

VINEYARD LOCATION:
Territory of the municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia (CT) - Contrade: Verzella, Feudo di Mezzo, Contrada Sant’Antonio

EXPOSURE:
Northern side, from 570 to 750 meters above sea level

SOIL COMPOSITION:
Verzella: Sandy with high draining capacity.
Sant’Antonio: sandy with stoniness of various grain sizes.
Feudo di Mezzo: sandy loam.

TRAINING SYSTEM:
Counter-espalier with permanent cordon pruning bilateral spurred (royat cord)

VINES PER HECTARE (EA):
From 3.500 to 4.200

YIELD:
Below 90 quintals per hectare

HARVEST PERIOD:
2nd ten days of September

HARVEST:
Manual collection in boxes

VINIFICATION METHOD:
Soft pressing of the whole grapes without destemming, fermentation in steel at a controlled temperature and refermentation in the bottle according to the dictates of the classic method

MATURATION BOTTLE:
In bottle in contact with yeasts for at least 40 months

ALCOHOL:
12% vol.

SERVING TEMPERATURE:
8°C