Viognier

Organoleptic characteristics

Colour: Gold yellow with amber reflection
Bouquet: Hints of apricot and peach
Flavour: fruity good acidity

Training

Production Area: Corleone
Vineyards in Ha: 10
Exposition: North/South
Altitude:300 metres above sea level
Soil Type: clay soil
Vineyards age: 6-12 years
Planting density for hectare: 5000 plantes
Training system: Spurred cordon
Ql. Grapes/ha: 90 about
Yield for hectare: 65% about
Harvest period: September
Climate: Dry-humid

Vinification

Soft pressing
Fermentation equipment: Steel fermenters
Duration of fermentation in days: 10
Fermentation temperature in C°: 16-18
Malolactic fermentation: no

Laboratory analysis

Sugar content at harvest time: 21-22° babo
Total Acidity of the must at harvest time: 7 about
Alcohol content: 12,50 % Vol
Ph: 3.40

Refinement

Bottle ageing: 30 days

Packaging

Glass bottles: 0,75l
N° of bottles in box: 6

Serving suggestion

Excellent with any fish dish

Serving temperature: 10-12°C

Wine is a joy and exaltation of bodily sensations, and this is why the Senses Line was born, which includes "monovarietal" wines in purity.
The whole line is followed by verses of illustrious poets, translated by Salvatore Quasimodo and is worthy of some works by Salvatore Incorpora, whose his art was nourished by sculpture, painting, poetry and narrative.
The sacred and the social, the won and the hope, today speak to the heart of man in a universal meaning, through the theme of wine.
The great international whites of the Cantine Patria are born in Corleone, Monreale and Palma di Montechiaro.The golden clusters of the Viognier originating in the Rhone Valley have undergone the profound influence of the Sicilian territory producing an intense and warm wine