Saint Germain Brut Sicilian Sparkling Wine - Firriato

Saint Germain Brut Sicilian Sparkling Wine - Firriato

CLASSIFICATION IGT Terre Siciliane

VINEYARD LOCATION Trapani Countryside - Borgo Guarini Estate
SOIL COMPOSITION Mid-mixture, mostly clayey
EXPOSURE West (250 mt. a.s.l.)                                                                                                                                       TRAINING SYSTEM Cordon trained, spur pruned/Guyot
VINES PER HECTARE (EA) 4.000/4.500
YIELD (KG. PER HECTARE) 7.000/7.500 kg
HARVEST PERIOD Hand-picking. 1st week of August
FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE 16°-18°C
VINIFICATION METHOD Soft pressing, fermentation at controlled temperature                                                             PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE Refermentation in autoclave (Martinotti-long Charmat)
MATURATION 6 average time on the yeasts DOSAGE Brut MATURATION IN BOTTLE 2 months
ALCOHOL 12 % vol. | PH 3.13 (average) | TOTAL ACIDITY 6,23 g/l (average)
1ST YEAR PRODUCTION: 2012
VINTAGE PRODUCTION 40.000 bottles
FORMATS 75 cl
SERVING TEMPERATURE 8°C

TASTING NOTES
Color: bright straw yellow.
Nose: it grows, with its refined elegance, mutable and harmonious with marked scents of white fruits and citrus, and hints of crust of bread.
Palate: varied and complex, the balanced acidity and freshness enhance its persistence and its mineral notes at the end.
Perlage: fine and quite persistent.
Characteristics: the complexity on the nose creates a perfect dualism with the elegance on the palate. Saint Germain reinterprets the concept of a Catarratto blend, enhancing the individual characteristics of the grapes and offering more expert palates the opportunity to distinguish features peculiar to each of them.