vineyard
Malvasia istriana
Sensory characteristics
Golden yellow, sunflower petal color with white shades.
Slightly aromatic, of white pepper and pineapple, delicate and floral.
Mellow, velvety, sapid, refined, strong and slightly sparkling, full and clean.
Vine training system
Double Cappuccina, medium-long pruning but not rich in buds.
Harvest period
Third period of maturation, last ten days of September.
Serve with
Perfect with grilled fish, shellfish and shrimp alla busara, spaghetti, tagliolini (egg noodles) with seafood, other pastas, risotto with vegetables, white meats and seasonal fruit.
Serving temperature
At 8-10° in the summer and 13° in the fall-winter in a long-stemmed glass which is big, wide and capacious.
Vinification
The de-stemmed grapes macerate at a low temperature for a long time in cooled pneumatic presses in order to extract from the skin the antioxidant substances which are beneficial to the human body; the must ferments at a controlled temperature and is then drawn into large barrels.
Refinement
In large, oval-shaped oak barrels of three different essences for more than six –seven months in contact with its own yeasts.
Awards
Isonzo Malvasia Doc 2017, Gold medal, "Il mondo delle Malvasie", Vinistra 2018.
Isonzo Malvasia Doc 2016, Silver diploma, "Il mondo delle Malvasie", Vinistra 2018.
Isonzo Malvasia Doc 2015, Silver Medal, Vinistra 2018.
Isonzo Malvasia Doc 2016, Brass Medal, Vinistra 2017.
Isonzo Malvasia Doc 2015, Oscar Berebene, Guida del Gambero Rosso 2017
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