In the past a church was always built on top of a hill so that the saint could protect the harvest from any kind of natural disaster, thus the name for the Cru San Michele, the oldest Arneis vine-yard in the family’s property just a short distance from the company.

VINE:
100% Arneis

VINE-YARD:
cru San Michele, in the borough of Canale (west, 240m a.m.s.l.)

YEAR PLANTED:
1975 – 2008

VINIFICATION:
30% fermentation at 18°C in barriques of French oak,
70% “in cement and steel.

AGEING:
30% for 6 months in barriques of French oak,
70% in cement and steel.

YIELD PER HECTARE:
45 hl/ha

ORGANALEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS:
straw yellow colour, bouquet of exotic fruit, apples and vanilla which make this wine elegant and perfect for ageing.

FOOD PAIRING:
goes well as aperitif or with appetisers and first dishes.

TO BE SERVED AT:
10°C - 50°F

BOTTLES:
0,75l


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