Petite ArvineLes FreresVallée d'Aoste DOC
Colour: Straw yellow with bright golden reflections.
Aroma: A varied nose that opens with hints of yarrow and elderflower, notes of dried mountain herbs and thyme, followed by dried figs, currants, mandarin and a touch of ginger.
Taste: The palate is fresh yet soft, with a slow, savoury finish rounded off by notes of linden honey and hints of peanut butter.
23,00 €
The vineyard
Surface area:
Ha 0,2
Vine’s system of growth:
Guyot, rows planted up and down the slope (rittochino). About 7,000 vines/ha
Exposure:
South, South-West
Altitude:
600/700 mt asl
Soil:
Sandy grain size typical of the region with little depth (less than 50 cm). Abbundance of stone residue.
Agricultural operations:
mechanical weeding done 3 times a year. Harrowing and green manuring on alternate rows. Bovine manure on a three year cycle. Containment of cryptogamic deseases with the application of natural phytosanitary products, principally copper and sulphur.
Plantation Year:
From 1990 to 2000
The wine
Harvest:
beginning of October
Variety:
Petite Arvine 100%
Vinification:
whole cluster pressed flotation of the must, alcoholic fermentation in oak at low temperatures with selected yeasts
Ageing:
100% french barriques of 300 lt for 24 months. 12 months in the bottle
Bottling:
November/December
Colour:
Straw yellow
Aroma:
complex, floral bouquet. Citric notes that bring to mind grapefruit.
Flavour:
rich, complex and full of flavour
Production:
1300 bottles
Serving suggestions:
4 - 6 °C
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