Fumin

VINE VARIETY: 100% Fumin
VINIFICATION: Traditional method; mostly in steel tanks with a little while in wooden barrels
AGING: 10 months
BOTTLING: August-September
COLOUR: Intense ruby red with shades of violet
FRAGRANCES: Intense scents such as spices, ripe fruit, and a little smoky touch
HOW DOES IT TASTE: A fresh acidity make it enveloping on the palate. Pronounced but non-invasive tannins. Slight wooden taste in a general composition in which the influence of Valle d’Aosta territory is well discernible
AT THE TABLE: Great with Valle d’Aosta traditional dishes like soups and polenta concia (polenta with cheese). Perfect to accompany a bushmeat meal
CLASSIFICATION: D.O.P.
ALCOHOLIC CONTENT: 13.5 %
BOTTLE QUANTITY: About 4000
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: 2005
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: Late October