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

Parfumes
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.

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Procedure:

• 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.

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