Ribolla Gialla Riserva Ivana 1997 English

Wine composition: 100% Ribolla Gialla (yellow Ribolla).

Vintage: only hand-made vintage in baskets, from September 20th to October 15^th from the best Ribolla Gialla vineyards

Wine-making: After taking off the grape stalks, the grape is put in oak vats, where the maceration is held without temperature control and with the natural yeasts which already were on the skin of the berries. Maceration goes on until the sugars are exhausted (more than 20 days).

Cask aging: After the racking the wine lies in barriques, that were already used, for about 24 months: in the meantime more than one racking could be necessary.

During this process no type of chemical preservative is added to the wine.

Racking in bottles: Racking was made without any filtration or clarification, in September 1999, in 0,75 l and 1,50 l bottles, with no preservatives added. Sulphur dioxide traces in our wines are produced during fermentation by an all-natural process.

ORGANOLEPTIC DESCRIPTION:

Colour: intense yellow with dark gold nuances.

Fragrance: full, fruity, flowery and spicy (which is typical for the Ribolla Gialla).

Taste: good balance and excellent persistence of salty, mineral taste, slightly tannic taste. In the aftertaste spicy with acacia honey undernotes.

We remind you that these wines must be served at the same temperature as red wines, and not kept in the refrigerator.