Don Fortunato
Type: | Sparkling Brut charmat |
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Varietal: | white grape of Calabria |
Production area: | Calabria region, in the province of Crotone, Cirò Marina “Timpa Bianca” resort. |
Soil: | white clay. |
Altimetry: | from 50 meters to 100 meters above sea level |
Product system: | trellis with 5600 plants per hectare. |
Climate: | Mediterranean climate with mild winters and hot, dry summer |
Harvest: | by hand in late August |
Yield per hectare of grapes: | 25-30 quintals. |
Refining: | a month in bottle temperature-controlled |
Colour: | straw yellow light |
Taste: | dry, good acidity and moderately dry with balanced presence of sugar less than 15g/l. |
Alcoholic degree: | 11% in vol |
Foods to accompany: | excellent as an aperitif or with seafood, shellfish and fresh cheese |
Service temperature: | 8 and 10 degrees. |