Vin de Granaro 2016

Vin de Granaro 2016

Sweet wine, fermented with native yeasts in small barrels.

  • Grape variety: white grapes from the region

  • Bottle size: 0,375lt

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Description

Balsamic sweet wine produced with grapes harvested between the end of August and the beginning of September, then hung to dry for about 6 months in an ancient, well-ventilated tower dating back to 1700, following the traditional local “picaio” method. After pressing, the must is transferred in small wooden caratelli barrels and then “forgotten” in the room of the tower where the grapes are left to dry for a period ranging from 6 to 10 years. Thanks to the temperature variations, season after season, year after year, the wine will result positively oxidized and balsamic, leaving the drinker with a palate rich in candied fruits, malted cereals, figs, honey, coffee and walnut; all accompanied by a balsamic background.

FIRST VINTAGE

2004

SOIL

Hills of volcanic origin in Gambellara

AVERAGE VINEYARD AGE

About 60 years (first planted in 1935 most recent additions in 1985)

VINEYARD SIZE

5,5 Ha

YELD

60/90 q.li/Ha

BOTTLES PRODUCED THIS VINTAGE

234

Harvest

Grapes harvested by hand in wooden crates at the beginning of September.


Vinification

After the drying period, the whole grape bunches are loaded in the press, and then pressed with a constant pressure of maximum 2 bar for 8 hours. The resulting grape must (yield of about 30% of the original weight), is fermented with native yeasts in the barn, in the barn of the grape-drying tower (under its roof), in non-toasted oak caratelli barrels. Because of the temperature fluctuations, the wine alternates fermentation periods to oxidation ones.


Ageing

Between 6 and 10 years in non-toasted oak caratelli barrels. Bottled non-filtered.

CORK

Natural unbleached cork cap.


BOTTLE

Bordeaux half-bottle.


LABEL

80% recycled-paper label.

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