Cornalin Vallée d'Aoste D.O.P.
Wine
| GRAPE VARIETY | 100 % Cornalin |
| VINEYARD AGE | 18 Years |
| PRODUCTION AREA | Toules, Saint Christophe, Aosta Valley |
| SOIL | Lodgement till, soils deriving from glaciers discharge (Sandy, silty and stony) |
| ALTITUDE PLANTS SLM | 750 mt, exposure N/S |
| AREA | Gujot system, 8.000 plants per hectare, rows at 1,80 mt x 0,70 mt, yield 80 q/ha |
| HARVEST | Manual, first days of October |
| WINE-MAKING | Pre fermentative cold maceration with controlled temperature. Fermentation in steel tanks at spontaneous temperature with inoculation of selected yeasts. Post fermentation hot maceration, refining in tun |
| ALCOHOL | 12,5% |
| CONTENTS | 750 ml |
| VINTAGE | 2018 |
ORGANOLEPTIC DESCRIPTION
| EYE | Red Rubin |
| VIEW | Fine, red fruit, plums and cherries, slight spiciness, carnation |
| TASTE | Dry, slightly tannic |
| PAIRINGS | Small balls with red fruits. To be used also for the preparation of Martine pears in wine |
| SERVICE TEMPERATURE | 16°/18° C - 60°/64° F |
| RECOMMENDED GLASS | Chalice, Winebar 53 cl. Diam. 92mm |
| AWARDS | › 2015: Excellence wine, Guida dell'Espresso (vintage ’13) › 2017: Tre Bicchieri Gambero Rosso (vintage '15) › 2017: James Suckling 88/100 (vintage '16) › 2018: Tre Bicchieri Gambero Rosso (vintage '16) |
