Fonte Canale Trebbiano d’Abruzzo Dop

fonte_canale1GRAPE VARIETY – BIOTYPE 100% massal selection Trebbiano Abruzzese

 CATEGORY Trebbiano d’Abruzzo Dop

LOCALITY OF PRODUCTION Cugnoli (PE)

 TOTAL AREA UNDERVINE 1,5 Ha   – 3,707 acres

 ALTITUDE 380 meters a.s.l. – 1200  feet a.s.l.

SOIL COMPOSITION Limestone, marly-clay with limestone over a sandstone-        rich bedrock

VINE TRAINING SYSTEM Canopy

AGE OF THE VINES 80-90 years

DENSITY 2500 vines/Ha

WINE PRODUCTION Ha 27 Hl

 HARVEST End of September

VINIFICATION No press, just free run juice

ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION Indigenous yeasts, in   stainless steel tank.

MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION Not done.

BOTTLING Unfined, unfiltered.

AGEING In stainless steel tank and bottle.

COLOUR Straw yellow with green tinges.

TASTING NOTES Very mineral, with green apple, apricot, tangerine, lemon peel, with nuances of white flowers and anise.Finishes long with harmonious acidity and flinty, creamy texture.

ALCOHOL 12.5 % Vol

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Last news DECANTER February 2015