Riesling / DOC Oltrepò Pavese
ORIGIN: Oltrepò Pavese
VINE VARIETY: Riesling Italico
SOIL: Clayey, smily with arenaceous limestone and gypsum located around the 45° parallel north.
GRAPE CULTIVATION: Guyot
HARVEST: Manual and mechanical
VINIFICATION: Gentle pressing of the grapes using a pneumatic press. Fermentation at 16°C with selected yeasts.
AGING: In stainless steel tanks, followed by a secondary natural fermentation in autoclave at 16°C with selected yeasts. Throughout the process, the wine undergoes numerous analytical checks to ensure its integrity.
BOTTLING: Cold sterile
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 11.5%vol
COLOR: Straw-yellow with greenish tinges.
TASTE: Fresh, savory, delicately dry.
INTERNATIONAL PAIRINGS: Grilled sardines – Algeria, Herring salad – Netherlands
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 10 – 12°C
CURIOSITY: The name's origin is uncertain, but it is thought to derive from the German 'Welschriesling', where the prefix "Welsch-" implies "of Latin origin," distinguishing it from Rhine Riesling.
