Cavagino Colli di Luni D.O.C.

WINE NAME: " Cavagino "

DENOMINATION: Colli di Luni D.O.C. Vermentino

ALCOHOL: 14%

GRAPES: Vermentino

VINEYARD LOCATION: hills of Castelnuovo Magra (SP).

Exposure and altitude: south -east ; 150/200 meters s.l.m.

Soil: stony , full of stones.

Training system: Guyot .

Density: 5000 vines per hectare.

Average age of the vines: 40 years.

Period and of Harvest: mid September ;

hand picking 20 kg .

Type of fermentation vats: Stainless steel for a

60 % of the must ; Barrels for the remaining part .

Vinification: Cold maceration on the skins for

a duration of about 48 hours ; fermentation in oak barrels for a

40 % of the grapes .

Method and period: in steel tanks until june.

Description: intense yellow, near gold, brillant and clear. The nose is intense and complex, we can find, tea leaf and Lemon grass, papaya, apple type Golden, honey and wet stone. In mouth is full, strong with a good structure and a good P.A.I., fresh and salty, balanced though slightly shifted on Hardness.

pair with Coniglio alla ligure, the choice was very good.

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