FORMAT: 0.75L
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% TREBBIANO DI LUGANA
VINTAGE: 2022
PLACE: LOMBARDY-ITALY
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5%VOL
CLIMATE TREND 2022
The seasonal climate trend has had an extremely variable course
drought characterized by a slowdown in budding, a fundamental result in avoiding the frost of the 1st week of March.
Flowering occurred in the first days of June without loss of the flower, more complicated due to the lack of water reserves, accomplished thanks to the frosts. The fruit set was uneven, symptom of a dry year. The correct veraison allowed to harvest the 2nd week of September, collecting through a demanding selection of grapes with good ripeness and perfectly balanced.
All our vineyards, despite the prohibitive year, have shown a great capacity for evolution and adaptation to high stress situations, the result of ideas and principles developed and well rooted in the Costaripa philosophy such as no irrigation except for support and biodynamic cultivation.
HARVEST
Strictly and always by hand.
At first light in the morning when the air and fruit temperatures are cooler to preserve the crispness of the skin.
THE VINIFICATION
The technology of white winemaking and the more traditional one
With very soft and slow pressing, static decantation and fermentation at controlled temperature.
REFINEMENT
35% of the must ferments and ages in small old 228-litre white oak barrels.
THE WINE:
COLOR: Straw yellow with bright greenish reflections tending towards yellow, slightly golden with age.
ON THE NOSE: Fragrant with the most delicate hints of ripe white-fleshed fruit and peach. Elegant and ample with good floral intensity of jasmine.
PALATE : Corresponding structure, almost crunchy in its pleasantness to drink.
Juicy pulp, good flavour, freshness and persistence with light
notes of apricot, citrus and tropical fruits.
FOOD PAIRING:
Ideal with lake and sea fish carpaccio, octopus and cod salad, seafood risotto.
CHEF SERGIO MEI'S ADVICE: Blue fish au gratin with herb bread