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Ischia Bianco Spumante DEDICATED TO THE FOUNDER
Denominazione di Origine Controllata
50% Forastera 50% Biancolella. Exceptionally fine and elegant perlage. Wide and inviting bouquet, of special finesse and intensity. There are aromas of warm bread crust, dried apricots, and wild grass. On the palate it is both complex and elegant at the same time with a light almond note.
Perfect as an aperitif and good match with dishes such as shellfish, oysters, lightly cooked seafood, and raw seafood.
Data Sheet
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Data Sheet
ISCHIA BIANCO SPUMANTE DEDICATO AL FONDATORE
Denominazione Di Origine Controllata
- Type of sparkling wine: Classic Method
- Grape variety: Biancolella and Forastera
- Altitude: 200 meters above sea level
- Exposure: north-west
- Soil: Volcanic soil rich in potassium and phosphorus
- Planting density: 6,000 vines per hectare
- Training system: Espalier with Guyot pruning
- Harvest: manual, at the beginning of September, in 20kg crates
- Vinification: Soft pressing of the whole bunches without pressing, followed by the decantation of the free-run must by natural sedimentation at low temperature. For a part of the must, fermentation with selected yeasts at a controlled temperature
(12°C) in refrigerated stainless steel silos. After filtration and the addition of the “liqueur de tirage”, the second fermentation in the bottle begins and a maturation on the lees of at least 24 months.
Finally, the process of riddling takes place manually. - Color: Bright golden yellow
- Effervescence: fine and elegant grain
- Olfactory notes: fine, spicy, wild herbs, dried fruit, dried apricot, almond, warm bread crust
- Taste-olfactory notes: dry, savory, fine
- Serving temperature: 4-6 °C
- Bottles produced: 3,000
- Examples of pairings: oysters, shrimp tartare, buffalo mozzarella dop, first courses with lobster
Label
The label was created by the Ischian artist Massimo Venia and represents and pays homage to the island’s tradition of fishing, another passion and profession as a young man of the founder Antonio Monti.
