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.
YEAR PLANTED:
1975
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 as aperitif or with appetisers and first plates.
TO BE SERVED AT:
10°C - 50°F
BOTTLES:
0,75l
