LA VILLA

Appellation: Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG Grapes variety: 100% Vernaccia Vineyards: Cantina and Villa Soil: Medium-textured soil, rich in stone Altitude: 320 m a.s.l. Yield: 6 tons/hectare Age of the vines: 25 years old Harvest: Manual, at the beginning of September Winemaking: 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 13.5°C or about 3 weeks. Fining: At the end of fermentation, the wine is racked to separate the heavier lees. This is followed by an elevation period on the fine lees of about 5 months.