Name’s wine: Annilume
Grapes: Chardonnay 75%, Pinot Noire 25%
Product area: Friuli Grave
(Champenoise method)
Grapes are manually harvested and pressed directly in very soft manner.
The must is cleaned and fermented in steel tank at controlled temperature ( 15- 16 °C ). After it’s been maintained on the lees for 5 months with weekly Batonnages.
After a slight filtration the wine has been bottled for the second fermentation and it’s been in contact with the yeasts for at least 2 years before the degorgement.
The wine has straw yellow color, it smells like breadcrust, light vanilla, hazelnut, citrus fruits.
The foam has good consistency, and a fine and time remaining perlage.
At taste it has good acidity and freshness, it’s long and silky and very complex.
Very good like aperitif, or ,in combination with finger food, or raw fish and molluscs.
Serving temperature : 6 – 8 °C.
