Forasacco IGT Tuscany White 2023
22,00€
Information
Grapes: chardonnay 75%, pinot grigio 25%.
Yield per hectare: 3000/3500 kg
Harvest: by hand in crates in late August
Vinification: The must obtained from the soft pressing of Pinot Grigio,is left overnight to decant in a steel vat. Once decanted, it is then used as a “pied de cuve” on which we add the Chardonnay must, which is also the result, at a later time,of a soft pressing, a night of decanting and a subsequent decanting that combines them.
Fermentation takes place solely through indigenous yeasts, inside a steel vat where malo-lactic fermentation also takes place
Aging: 7/8 months in steel and in the spring put in the bottle
Number of bottles produced: 2,500 per year of 0.75l
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Production area: Barberino Val d’Elsa (Barberino Tavarnelle) in the hamlet of Tignano
Altitude: 320 m asl
Vineyard characteristics: grapes come from 1986 planting, high spurred cordon
Soil characteristics: alluvial soil, mainly sandy soils with clay
No selected yeasts, enzymes, tannins, animal proteins or products of synthetic origin are used in the production process except for the necessary sulfur dioxide.
The company bases its work on exclusively organic and biodynamic practices.