DONNA ORGILLA

DONNA ORGILLA

Cuvée: Pecorino 100%
ORGANIC WINE
“Donna Orgilla” name derived from the wife of the old feudatory of Cossignano village.

The FIORANO farm produces this particular white wine which is obtained from indigenous Pecorino grapes, a very old vine of the Picenum province of Marche region. From 2011 Pecorino wines is a DOCG wine. The high total acidity and high sugar concentration give this wine a special structure.

Category: wines

Description

Main vineyard data
Land: clay
Vines: Sacrì-Gino
Size: 2 hectares
Density: 5000 plants/hectare
Age: 25 years
Growth method: Guyot
Altitude: 300 m
Aspect: north-east
Average yield: 1,5/ 2 kg/plant
Organically produced grapes.
The vineyards are grass covered all year round and fertilized by leguminous cover crops and organic fertilizer.

Fermentation, maturation and ageing
Grapes hand-picked in crates and crushed and stemmed immediately.
Light pressing of the bunches, must at the controlled temperature <10°C. Cold maceration for <18 h. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Matured with sediment in steel stainless tank refined in bottles for 4/6 months.

Principal analytical data at bottling
Alcohol: 13 %
Total acidity: 7,1 g/l
pH :3.4
Volatile acidity: 0.17 g/l
Total sulphur dioxide: 70 mg/l ( compared to the limit of 150 mg/l in “organic wine EU rules” and 200 mg/l for conventional wine).

Sensory profile
Straw yellow colour with hints of green. White pulp fruits aroma, with citrus notes. Good acidity, mineral, sapid with great persistence and harmony. Light filtration before bottling.

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