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Wine: White wine
Taste: Semi dry
Volume: Medium
Min. alcohol: 10.5%
Storage potential: No saving potential
Contea di Sclafani Pinot Bianco is based on the grape Pinot Bianco (85-100%), and additional, local green grapes may also be added (0-15%).
As always with this grape, the color is more or less intense, straw yellow, the bouquet is subtle and delicate, while the taste is balanced and well-rounded.
Can be enjoyed immensely with seafood.
Note:
All white wines in Contea di Sclafani are also produced as Dolce, where the minimum alcohol concentration is 11%. The color is intense straw yellow, the aroma characteristic and intense, the taste velvety and balanced.
If the grapes are harvested after October 1, they are dried on the vine. Afterwards, the must is vinified in oak barrels (for a mandatory 6 months), and the finished result is indicated by the label designation ”Vendemmia Tardiva” (late harvest).
Vendemmia Tardiva is a dessert wine that color wise spans from straw yellow to amber. The aroma is characteristic, intense and persistent, and the taste is soft, harmonious and mellow. The minimum alcohol concentration is 18%.
All white and rosé wines are also available as Spumante, where the second fermentation has either been done according to Metodo Classico or Metodo Martinotti (Charmat). The minimum alcohol concentration is 11.5%. These wines are served as aperitifs.
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Italy extends over 10 latitudes – from continental climate to subtropical climate?
Ancient Romans loved the wine from Picenum, what is now Marche, and fossils show that wine has been produced here since the Iron Age.
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