Castelzola bianco

WHEN THE GRAPES ARE SURVIVORS

To make this wine we must forget!
Forget the Pignoletto and Albana grapes hanging in the vineyard.
Forget the concept of pressing. Forget the vats not being full…
A late-harvest wine with an innate, vibrant and fresh vitality.
An intuition that comes from long ago, Botrytis, the Solera method in the winery and the wait – for CastelZola bianco! Now such a rarity that even the autumns are nostalgic about it…

Technical sheet

Late harvest wine

Soil type: Mediterranean clayey Terra Rossa
Production area: estate vineyards in Ponte Ronca, Zola Predosa, within the Colli Bolognesi DOC area
Harvest method: by hand in crates containing 15kg (second pick) of overripe and Botrytis-affected grapes
Vinification: whole-berry soft press for Grechetto gentile. Fermentation in concrete vat, lees-stirring for 6 months, racking and maturing in concrete vats. Addition of small quantities of late-harvest Albana 2011, 2013, 2017 and 2020 vintages stored in perpetual concrete vats using the Solera method.
Grape variety: Grechetto gentile, Albana
Training system: vertical trellis, 2500 vines/ha, east-west facing, planted 1970 (Albana). Vertical trellis, 4500 vines/ha, north-south facing (Grechetto gentile)
Yield per hectare: 5-7 tons
Bottle: Bordeaux
Bottle size: 50cl bottle
Closure system: isobaric system with nitrogen with plant-based bio-polymer closure
Alcohol by volume: 12.5%
Serving temperature: 10°C
Total acidity: 5.20g/l
Volatile acidity: 0.67g/l
Total sulphites: 100mg/l
Residual sugar: 70g/l
Bottles produced: current batch 966 bottles