Baglio Di Pianetto Ficiligno 2020 Sicilia DOC Organic

Baglio Di Pianetto Ficiligno 2020 Sicilia DOC Organic

NAME ORIGIN: Ficiligno is the defining soil of the Pianetto estate.

TYPE OF DENOMINATION: Sicily DOC Organic.
VINEYARD LOCATION: Contrada Pianetto, Santa Cristina Gela (PA).

YIELD PER HECTARE: 90 quintals.

VINEYARD DENSITY: 4,830 plants per ha.

SOIL TYPE: Medium-textured tending to clayey, rich in skeleton and minerals.

ALTITUDE: 650 m above sea level.
CULTIVATION: counter-espalier.
PRUNING: spurred cordon 8/10 buds.NUMBER OF BOTTLES PRODUCED: 40,000.

FIRST VINTAGE PRODUCED: 2001.

GRAPEVINE: Insolia – Viognier.

HARVEST: Between August and September, manual, at three different times to create three bases (acidic/technical maturity/overripe) to impart the exotic sensual notes typical of Viognier.

VINIFICATION: Selection of grapes using sorting belts. The part in technological maturity rests in the cold room to promote cryo-maceration. After destemming, a presssoffice is made. Fermentation takes place separately for the singoleractives. Natural settling and alcoholic fermentation for about 40-60 days at low temperatures. The third harvest, in over-ripening, performs fermentation start-up in steel in the presence of the skins in maceration about a week at 8°C; then, the flower must is racked into fermentation tanks for at least 5 months to achieve full maturity in sur-lies. One month before bottling, the marriage of the various cuvées takes place.

AGING: 6 months on the lees in stainless steel tank.

TOTAL ACIDITY: 6.10 g/L .

ALCOHOLIC DEGREE: 13.5%.

SENSORY ANALYSIS:

VISUAL: straw yellow, faint.
OLFACTIVE: Floral notes of rose, broom and tropical fruit.

TASTE: Balanced, savory, confirming notes of mango, ripe pineapple and passion fruit on the aftertaste.

PAIRING: wine for the entire meal because of its varied adaptability to elaborate dishes, rich in strong flavors.

IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE: 7°