SCIALLEBIANCO

Appellation: Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG Riserva Grapes variety: Vernaccia 100%
Vineyards: Albano 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: Manual, at the beginning of October 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 225 L new 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 18 months. Then the wine is racked into concrete tanks where it will fine for an additional 4 months, and bottled. Note: On the label a detail of : S.Lega – Lo scialle bianco – 1891
from the private collection of E. Angiolini