DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE CONTROLLATA

LIGURIAN RIVIERA DI PONENTE D.O.C. PIGATO
- Variety: Pigato
- Description: bright straw yellow with green reflections; intense, fine and varietal aroma: floral and fruity scents (yellow peach, cedar) with notes of aromatic herbs from the Mediterranean scrub. The taste is fresh and savory, very pleasant and elegant.
- Origin: Arroscia Valley. Municipalities of Ortovero and Ranzo and mainly from the hill of "Garaxin" above the town of Pogli at 210 - 260 meters above sea level Vineyards with southern exposure arranged on traditional terraces with stone walls (called MAJE 'in dialect). Land composed of blue clays dating back to the Pliocene, rich in micro and macro fossil fauna. Mediterranean microclimate, mitigated by the surrounding woods and by the breezes coming from the sea.
- Sbreeding system: guyot
- harvest: mid-September with manual harvesting in 20 kg perforated boxes.
- Vinification and aging: soft pressing, cleaning of the must and controlled fermentation at 16 °. Aging in steel on the fine lees for six months. Natural stabilization at cellar temperature.