Melgab International CC

Grapes: 100% Vernaccia di San Gimignano

Vernaccia di San Gimignano, quite different from the Sardinian Vernaccia, is a very ancient grape; its name derives, possibly, from the Latin vernaculus meaning “on the spot, local�, while some ampelographers believe it originates from Vernazza, in Liguria. The wine made from it has always been highly praised by eminent connoisseurs: Ludovico The Moor, the Popes Paolo III Farnese and Martino IV. In particular, Pope Martino, discerning gourmet, wanted the eels of Lake Bolsena to be marinaded in vernaccia before they were grilled; it is for this reason that Dante Alighieri puts him in Purgatory, among the greedy ones “ to purge, through fasting, the eels and the vernaccia�.

This white wine, of exceptional quality, was the first Italian wine to obtain the DOC^?, and is today a DOCG^?.

Selected parcels from amongst the most acclaimed on the hills of San Gimignano, at 250 metres altitude. The vines, trained by the simple Guyot^? and "doppio capovolto toscano" systems on well exposed terrain of Pliocene origin, with yellow sand and sandy clay, produce 9 tons of grapes per hectare^?, with a yield^? of wine restricted to 65%.

The grapes, picked during the last ten days of September, at the correct stage of ripeness, are vinified off-skins, with a gentle pressing; the must^?, after cold settling, ferments with selected yeasts^? at 15°-17°C.

Pale gold colour, with green^? tints; fragrant bouquet^? of broom blossom with hints of ripe pineapple and flintstone; dry^?, full and savoury, clean^? and balanced flavour with an elegant, pleasantly lingering aftertaste^? of vine peaches and almonds.

12,5% alcohol^?; 5.5g/l total acidity^?; 3.20 pH^?; 1g/l residual^? sugar^?; 20g/l dry^? extract^?.

Hot hors d’oeuvres, shellfish, fine sea and freshwater fish and cold white meats. Serving temperature 10°-12°C.

2 years in bottles stored horizontally in cool, dark conditions.

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