Sauvignon Blanc Piere, Vie di Romans

SAUVIGNON BLANC PIERE

Vineyard

Category

white, dry

Grape variety

sauvignon blanc 100% (more Italian clones with loose cluster, than French)

Source vineyard

Piere

Geographical area

Friuli Isonzo Rive Alte

Place

Mariano del Friuli (GO)

Average planting age

16 years

Vine density

6,000 ceppi/ha (2,428 vines/acre)

Yield per hectar and per vine

5,500 kg/ha (4,907 lbs/ac) and 0.92 kg/vine

Layout

2.40 x 0.70 m - 1.60 x 1 m

Area

11.45 ha (28.29 ac) in production

Elevation

33 m (108 ft)

Exposure

North-South

Training method

simple guyot

Soils profile

medium deep, with moderate gravelpebbly texture, silica-rich clay mixed with conglomerate. Well drained

Harvest period

3rd, 4th, 7th, and 8th September

Vinification

De-stemming and crushing

Pre-fermentation cold maceration

8 °C (46 °C)

Pre-fermentation cold settling Fermentation

16 ÷ 19 °C (61 - 66 °F)

Yeast

selected strains

Length of fermentation

18 days

Malolactic fermentation

not made

Maturation

8 months on the lees

Clarification

non agent-natural in steel

Bottling

7th, 8th, 9th and 10th June 2016

Bottle-ageing

10 months

Technical data

Alcohol

13.90 %

Total acidity

5.60 g/l

pH

3.28

Estimated peak of maturation

10 years

Estimated cellar life

25 years