Cornalin

VINE VARIETY: 100% Cornalin
VINIFICATION: Traditional method including temperature check during the alcoholic fermentation in steel tanks
AGING: At least 6 months in steel tanks
BOTTLING: April-May
COLOUR: Ruby red
FRAGRANCES: Fresh scents like red fruit such as strawberries and plums. Floral aroma of roses and violets
HOW DOES IT TASTE: Cornalin has its roots in Jovençan. That’s why it presents the typical characteristics of Valle d’Aosta territory: natural acidity, freshness, surprising sapidity and minerality. Fruit, pepper, and cloves complete its taste
AT THE TABLE: Great for first courses and with both white and red meat
CLASSIFICATION: D.O.P.
ALCOHOLIC CONTENT: 13.5 %
BOTTLE QUANTITY: About 3000
BOTTLE SIZE: 0.75 l and 0.375 l

WHERE: Jovençan
SURFACE: About 4000 m
FARMING STYLE: Guyot
EXPOSURE: South
SOIL: Typical sediment of glacial deposits
YEAR OF IMPLANTATION: 1990-2008
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES: From pruning to grape harvest, we mostly work by hand in our vineyards. We only use mechanical machines for treatments and for extirpating bad seeds
RETURN PER HECTARE: About 80 quintals per hectare
GRAPE HARVEST: Mid-October