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Frusinate Fregellae


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Appellation: PGI Frusinate Region: Lazio Country: Italy Colour: White Grape Varieties: White Maturano, Capolongo, Pampanaro Soil type: Clay, Limestone, Sand, Sandstone Cement and short passage in Acacia barrels. Unfined. Unfiltered. Low sulphite. Notes on additives, aids & processing used: No temperature control. Organic/Biodynamic/Equivalent Total Sulphites: 34 mg/L This wine is fermented spontaneously. ‘Fregellae’ (328 A.C.- 125 A.C.) was the most important roman colony in southern Lazio. Geographic designation: Frusinate – white wine Grape varieties: Pampanaro, Maturano, Capolongo From new hillside vineyards of the town of Arce, in the heart of the district Tramonti Saint Eleuterio vineyard. Altitude : 476 – 512 ft above sea level. The vines are grown with biodynamic method. Soil: limestone and clay Training methods: high trained with guyot pruning method, vines density: 1618 vines per acre Yield per acre: 35 quintali/ha Bottle production 7600 bottles Hand-harvested late September and vinified immediately. Vinification: the vinification follows the precepts of biodynamic agriculture, ie spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentations with indigenous yeasts, no stabilising, no clarification or filtration. The skins stay in contact with the juice for the first three weeks. Ageing: for 12 months in concrete tanks with a passage in acacia barrel of 110 gallons Maximum sulfhites concentration: 34 mg/l Perfume: intense fruity and floral perfume with spicy and citrus notes Taste: full-bodied, harmonious and balanced ,with great sapidity even-tempered by his freshness. Food pairings: veggie and meat soups, fried fishes.