WINES
2021 PIERE
TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol: 14.76 %
Total acidity: 6.04 g/l
pH: 3.34
Estimated peak of maturation: 10 years
Estimated cellar life: 22 years
VINEYARD
Category: white, dry
Grape variety: sauvignon blanc 100% (more Italian clones with loose cluster, than French)
Source vineyard: Piere
Geographical area: Friuli Isonzo Rive Alte
Place: Mariano del Friuli (GO)
Average planting age: 19 years
Vine density: 6,000 - 6,200 vines/ha (2,428 - 2,509 vines/acre)
Yield per hectare and per vine: 5,520 kg/ha (4,925 lbs/ac) and 0.92 - 0.84 kg/plant
Layout: 2.40 x 0.70 m - 1.60 x 1 m
Area: 12.5 ha (30.88 ac) in production
Elevation: 33 m (108 ft)
Exposure: North-South
Training method: simple guyot
Soils profile: medium deep, with moderate gravelpebbly texture, silica-rich clay mixed with conglomerate. Well drained
Harvest period: 9th, 13th, and 14th September 2021
VINIFICATION
De-stemming and crushing
Pre-fermentation cold maceration: 8 °C (46 °F)
Pre-fermentation cold settling
Fermentation: 16÷19 °C (61-66 °F)
Yeast: selected strains
Length of fermentation: 18 - 19 days
Malolactic fermentation: not made
Maturation: 8 months on the lees
Clarification: non-agent natural in steel
Bottling: 25th, 26th, May and 14th, 15th June 2022
Bottle-ageing: 9 months