CARROBACCO

Appellation: Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG Grapes variety: Vernaccia 100%
Vineyards: Casalchino and Ghinzano Soil: Medium-textured soil, rich in stone Altitude: 410 m a.s.l. Yield: 5 tons/hectare Age of the vines: 30 years old Harvest: Manuale, inizio di ottobre Winemaking: Refrigeration of the grapes in crates at 2°C for 24 hours and successive soft pressing of the grapes. Cold maceration of the juice with lees for 10 days, static decantation and first racking to clarify it. Subsequent alcoholic fermentation at 16°C in 500 L first and second passage French oak barrels for about 3 weeks, with frequent batonnages. Fining: At the end of fermentation, the wine is racked to remove the heavier lees and put back into the oak barrels where it will remain for 12 months. Then the wine is racked into concrete tanks and bottled. Note: On the label a detail of :
V. Cabianca– Ritorno dai Campi – 1862 from the private collection of E. Angiolini