Borgo Conventi Pinot Grigio

Producer: Borgo Conventi
Wine: Pinot Grigio
Vintage: 2009
Region: Collio, Italy
Rating: 84KB
Coin: 10.50USD
Tasted: 1/20/11
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VINEYARDS
Location: different vineyards in the Collio area
Altitude: 45 to 100 m. above sea level
Exposure: North, north-west and south
Soil: The clayey soil of the Collio DOC area results from the disintegration of the stratified marl and sandstone in the subsoil. It is rather marly in the higher areas and has a finer composition at the foothills.
Microclimate: Mild temperatures with rainy springs and warm, dry summers
Vine planting system: Double Guyot
Vine planting density: 4000 vines per hectare
Age of the vineyards: 10 to 22 years
VINIFICATION AND AGEING
Manual harvest in 18-kilos cases.
After a brief cold maceration the grapes are soft-pressed and cold filtered.
Alcohol fermentation without skin contact, in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature, for approx. 10 days.
The wine rests on the lees though the winter, then is bottled the following spring.
TASTING NOTES
Colour: Straw yellow with light coppery hues Bouquet: Fragrant, intense and complex with notes of wild flowers and ripe pear with a finish which is characterised by hints of bread crust
Taste: Delicate and fragrant, tasty and harmonious with a long lingering after taste.