Ancestrale

The ancestral method is the founding father of sparkling wine production. It is a process dating back to ancient times that maintains naturalness and enhances the wine’s characteristics with the simplicity of timeless wisdom.

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Ancestrale

TYPE: White GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Trebbiano
PRODUCTION AREA: Province of Chieti
EXPOSURE: North East
ALTITUDE: 180 m a.s.l.
SOIL: Calcareous clay TRAINING SYSTEM: Guyot
AVERAGE YIELD PER HECTARE: 120 q HARVEST: Manual PERIOD: September
WINEMAKING SYSTEM: Ancestral Method; after the first fermentation at controlled temperatures in steel, a second fermentation starts naturally in the bottle.
4 months of bottle aging on indigenous yeasts deposited at the bottom.
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 11% Vol.
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 1 g/l TOTAL ACIDITY: 5.5 g/l

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Food pairing notes

APPEARANCE: Straw yellow with greenish highlights NOSE: ripe fruit, floral, bread crust
PALATE: Savory, with good acidity, persistent, bread crust aftertaste
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 6/8°C