Description

TASTE
Enveloping, intriguing and elegant with an intensely long, slightly aromatic finish.

PERFUMES
When young: persuasive notes of citrus and flowers.
When ripe: hints of exotic fruit.

NAME
White Ticino

VARIETY
Doral, Chardonnay, Sauvignon

CLASSIFICATION
DOC

COLOR
Straw yellow with greenish reflections

WINE TYPOLOGY.
White
Contains Sulfites

AREA OF ORIGIN
Municipality of Cadenazzo and Gambarogno, Ticino, Switzerland

ALCOHOLIC GRADE.
12.8% Vol.

Additional information

Description:	Manual harvest when the right state of ripeness is reached. Press-destemming every 30 minutes in horizontal winemakers with automatic temperature control. Cold skin maceration on dry ice for 12 hours to enhance aromas. Soft pneumatic pressing of the skins. Flotation. Heating of the mass to 16°C to have the start of alcoholic fermentation. At the end of alcoholic fermentation racking into thermoregulated stainless steel tanks, and processing on the lees. If necessary, malolactic fermentation is also completed. After racking, the wine still remains in the stainless tanks for at least a couple of months. Before bottling, blending is done among the different tanks and filtered.
Malolactic fermentation:	carried out in stainless steel tanks
Maturation:	in stainless steel tanks
Minimum bottle aging:	3 months
Bottle type:	Bordeaux
Aging potential:	3 /4 years old
Cork material:	DIAM cork guaranteed with no cork taste
Land type:	fresh, light and mineral
Processing:	Methods of Integrated Production
Cultivation system:	Simple Guyot
Year of planting:	1997
Yield per hectare:	90 q (63 Hl)
Harvest times:	mid-September
Collection method:	manual
Packaging:	6 bottles per box.
Pairings:	Excellent as an aperitif, it goes well with fresh cheeses, fried mixes of both fish and vegetables in batter or tempura, various canapés.
Service:	In large crystal glasses at 12°C.