TYPICAL GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION
LIGURIAN RIVIERA DI PONENTE D.O.C. PIGATO
- Where Produced: Reg. Marixe - Bastia d'Albenga
- Grapes: Pigato 100%
- Altitude: 100 m asl
- Soil type: marly-ferruginous soils
- Breeding system: in rows - spurred cordon pruning
- Yield: yield less than 70 ql / Ha
- Harvest period: late harvest at the end of October
- winemaking: cryomaceration for 24 hours followed by soft pressing and fermentation at a controlled temperature in steel tanks
- Aging: 6 months
- Finishing: 3 months in bottle
- Color: deep straw yellow
- Bouquet: ample with aromatic and almond scents
- Taste: dry, intense, persistent, with hints of aromatic herbs
- Service temperature: 14 ° uncorking at the moment
- Alcoholic content: 14-14,5% Vol
- Recommended pairings: seafood first courses, salt fish, fish soup
PRIZES
- Bibenda - 5 bunches - 2006-2008-2009-2012-2013-2014
- Vitae - 4 vines - 2014
- Guide to Italian Wines - Best White 2012
- La Corona (4 stars) - Touring Club Italiano 2015 - vintage 2013
- 5 Star Wines - Vinitaly 2016 Wine Award for 2014 vintage
- Vitae - 4 vines 2017 vintage 2015
- Three Glasses 2017 - Gambero Rosso Vini d'italia 2017 vintage 2015
- La Corona (4 stars) - Vini Buoni d'Italia 2017 Italian Touring Club vintage 2015
- La Corona (4 stars) - Vini Buoni d'Italia 2018 Touring Club Italiano vintage 2016
- La Corona (4 stars) Vini Buoni d'Italia 2018 Audience Award
- Three Glasses 2018 - Gambero Rosso Vini d'Italia 2018 vintage 2016
