VINEYARD LOCATION:
hilly.
GEOLOGICAL ZONE:
hill – 350 mt. above sea level, clay soil.
VINEYARD:
Pinot Noir/Chardonnay grown in the high hills, from vines about 10/15 years old.
PLANTING DENSITY:
3,000 vines per ha.
VINIFICATION:
Through soft pressing we immediately separate the skins from the must. The base wines, after the first alcoholic fermentation, mature until the end of the following spring in thermo-conditioned steel tanks. Then they are wisely blended in order to achieve the creation of the curvèe. This particular technique gives the Spumante the typical character of quality wines. FRAELI is then refermented in bottle according to the procedure of the Italian Classic Method, at least 18 months on its lees.
AGING:
18 to 24 months.
PRODUCTION:
3,000 bottles.
TYPE
Classic method sparkling brut wine
COLOR:
straw yellow.
PERFUME:
intense but delicate with fine and persistent perlage.
TASTE:
dry and elegant.
ACCOMPANIMENT:
excellent both as an appetizers and for the whole meal, such as fish dishes and risottos as long as the dishes are delicate and refined.
SERVING TEMPERATURE:
6-8°.
ALCOHOLIC DEGREE:
12,5%
RESIDUAL SUGAR:
less than 8 g/L
