Denomination: Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG Riserva
Area of production: San Gimignano
Variety composition: 99% Vernaccia di San Gimignano, 1% Trebbiano Toscano and Malvasia Bianca lunga del Chianti
Harvesting: 2018
Environment sustainability: Organic Wine
Alcoholic content: 13,0%
Number of bottles: 1200
Average Altitude of the vineyards: 260 mt a.s.l.
Type of soil: Pliocene medium clayey soil with intrusion of calcareous sand
Yield per hectare: 6000 Kg
Thickness of implantation: 2500 vinestocks/Ha on average
Growing system: spur-pruning system
Time of harvesting: third decade of September
Harvesting: selection of the grapes by hand-picking only and handling of the bunches in small boxes of 15 kg
Vinification: white winemaking, gentle pressing and cold pre-fermentation maceration
Type of fermentation tanks: porcelain 4,5 hl and new and second-pass barriques
Fermentation Temperature: 16°C
Fermentation period: 30-45 days
Maturation: in barriques and porcelain; blending in steel after 11 months
Time of bottling: from the 18th months after harvesting
Refinement in bottle: at least 4 months
Aging capacity: very high, depending on the vintage (10-20 years after harvesting)
