2009 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
pH 3.22
Total Acidity 6.3 g/L
Grape Varieties Rhein Riesling 100%
Drinking Window Producer-estimated best evolution after 8 years, with cellaring capacity of 20 years
Classification Friuli Isonzo Rive Alte
Region Friuli Isonzo
Soil Shallow to medium-deep, Well-drained soil with abundant stones and a reddish silty-clay fraction caused by iron and aluminium oxides
Elevation 33.0 meters
Orientation East–West
Harvest Dates 8 Sep 2009
Sites Boghis and Vignai
Vine Age 16
Bottling Date late July 2010
Production Volume 2,725 bottles
Bottles2,725
Production Details Dry white wine. The vineyard had 6,000 vines/ha, simple Guyot training, and a reported yield of 5,837 kg/ha (0.97 kg/vine). The grapes were destemmed/crushed, underwent cold skin maceration at 8°C and cold static clarification, then fermented at 16–19°C for 17 days with selected yeasts. The wine spent seven months on lees, clarified naturally, and received 20 months of bottle maturation.
2007 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.2%
pH 3.34
Total Acidity 4.6 g/L
Grape Varieties Rhein Riesling 100%
Drinking Window Producer-estimated best evolution after 8 years, with cellaring capacity of 20 years
Classification Friuli Isonzo Rive Alte
Region Friuli Isonzo
Soil Shallow to medium-deep, Well-drained soil with abundant stones and a reddish silty-clay fraction caused by iron and aluminium oxides
Elevation 33.0 meters
Orientation East–West
Harvest Dates 1 Sep 2007
Sites Boghis and Vignai
Vine Age 15
Production Volume 2,819 bottles
Bottles2,819
Production Details Dry white wine. The vineyard had 6,000 vines/ha, simple Guyot training, and a reported yield of 6,039 kg/ha (1.01 kg/vine). The grapes were destemmed/crushed, underwent cold skin maceration at 8°C and cold static clarification, then fermented at 16–19°C for 17 days with selected yeasts. Malolactic fermentation was complete; the wine spent seven months on lees, clarified naturally, and received 20 months of bottle maturation. The sheet prints bottling as “early July 2007,” which predates its stated 1 September 2007 harvest; that internally contradictory date is not proposed as a canonical bottling date.
2006 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.1%
pH 3.4
Total Acidity 5.3 g/L
Grape Varieties Rhein Riesling 100%
Drinking Window Producer-estimated best evolution after 11 years, with cellaring capacity of 15 years
Classification Friuli Isonzo Rive Alte
Region Friuli Isonzo
Soil Shallow to medium-deep, Well-drained soil with abundant stones and a reddish silty-clay fraction caused by iron and aluminium oxides
Elevation 33.0 meters
Orientation East–West
Harvest Dates 26 Sep 2006
Sites Boghis and Vignai
Vine Age 14
Bottling Date early July 2007
Production Volume 2,818 bottles
Bottles2,818
Production Details Dry white wine. The vineyard had 6,000 vines/ha, simple Guyot training, and a reported yield of 6,039 kg/ha (1.01 kg/vine). The grapes were destemmed/crushed, underwent cold skin maceration at 8°C and cold static clarification, then fermented at 16–19°C for 13 days with selected yeasts. Malolactic fermentation was complete; the wine spent seven months on lees, clarified naturally, and received 24 months of bottle maturation.
Producer Information
Website
Address
Loc. Vie di Romans, 1, 34070 Mariano del Friuli (GO), Italy
Phone
+39 0481 69600
Owner
Gallo family
Cellarmaster
Gianfranco Gallo