Anselmi Capitel Foscarino 2015

WINE NAME: CAPITEL FOSCARINO
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: CRU LIES IN THE SOAVE AREA ON THE TOP OF FOSCARINO HILL
SIZE OF VINEYARD: 10 HECTARES
VINEYARD POSITION: HILLTOP, 350M ABOVE SEA-LEVEL, SOUTH FACING
SOIL COMPOSITION: VOLCANIC TUFF AND GRASS UNDERGROWTH
GRAPE TYPES: 90% GARGANEGA, 10% CHARDONNAY GROWING ON HORIZONTAL SPURRED CORDONS
YIELD PER HECTARE: 45 HECTOLITRES
CULTIVATION METHOD AND PICKING: DURING THE LAST WEEK IN JUNE THE BUNCHES ARE THINNED AND YIELD IS HALVED, A SCRUPULOUS CHOICE IS MADE IN VINEYARD OF THE HEALTHIEST AND MOST MATURE BUNCHES WHICH ARE PICKED AND COLLECTED IN SMALL BOXES, ONCE IN SEPTEMBER AND TWICE IN OCTOBER
VINIFICATION: DE-STEMMING, COLD MACERATION OF THE MUST WITH THE GRAPES, SOFT PNEUMATIC PRESSING, SETTLING OF THE MUST, FERMENTATION AT 16°C
MATURING: 6 MONTHS IN STAINLESS STEEL VATS WITH NATURAL YEASTS AND NO PUMPING, LOW TEMPERATURES WITH “BATONNAGE”
AGEING IN BOTTLES: 6 MONTHS
PRODUCTION: 60 000 BOTTLES
SHELF LIFE:10 YEARS