Chardonnay Ciampagnis, Vie di Romans

CHARDONNAY CIAMPAGNIS

Vineyard

Category

white, dry

Grape variety

Chardonnay 100 %

Source vineyard

Ciampagnis

Geographical area

Friuli Isonzo Rive Alte

Place

Mariano del Friuli (GO)

Average planting age

24 years

Vine density

6,000 vines/ha (2,428 vines/ac)

Yield per hectar and per vine

7,320 kg/ha (6,531 lbs/ac) and 1.12 kg/vine

Layout

2.40 x 0.70 m - 1.60 x 1 m

Area

5.43 ha (13.42 ac) in production

Elevation

32 m (105 ft)

Exposure

North - South

Training method

simple guyot and spur pruning

Soils profile

rather shallow, with generous gravel-pebbly texture, some clay, reddish hue due to presence of ferrous and aluminum oxides, well-drained

Harvest period

12th, 15th and 16th 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

13th and 14th June 2016

Bottle-ageing

10 months

Technical data

Alcohol

13.50 %

Total acidity

5.30 g/l

pH

3.30

Estimated peak of maturation

8 years

Estimated cellar life

20 years