GRECO DI TUFO DOCG
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Greco di Tufo DOCGFonzone comes from the Altavilla Irpina and Montefusco vineyards -planted respectively in 1990 and in 2000- and reared along steep slopes between 650 and 450 m a.s.l. The microclimate, the clayey-tophaceous-calcareous soils, and the low yields,
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Denomination: Greco di Tufo DOCG
Composition: greco 100%
Grapes Origin: Altavilla Irpina (AV) – Montefusco (AV)
Soil: clayey-sandy with underlying sulphurous veins.
Altitude: 650 m – 450 m.a.s.l.
Exposure:south-east / north-west.
Planting year:1990 – 2000
Plant density:3000 plants per hectare.
Training system: espalier
Pruning:guyot
Yeld:60 quintals per hectare
Harvest period:second ten days of October.
Winemaking and aging:
the bunches are hand-picked and carefully transported to the cellar in small perforated boxes, then they are selected and softly pressed. Fermentation is carried out at low temperatures and lasts for about a month. The resulting wine is aged in steel for six months, with periodic bâtonnage.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Intense golden yellow color. It has aromatic notes of yellow pulp fruit, orange blossom and grapefruit peel. The taste is soft, juicy, with a long finish that reveals, in the nose, pleasant sensations of dried apricot.
Pairings
Ideal for first courses of fish, shellfish, white meats, fresh cheeses.
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