WINES
2021 VIE DI ROMANS
TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol: 14.42 %
Total acidity: 5.96 g/l
pH: 3.42
Estimated peak of maturation: 10 years
Estimated cellar life: 20 years
VINEYARD
Category: white, dry
Grape variety: chardonnay 100%
Source vineyard: Vie di Romans
Geographical area: Friuli Isonzo Rive Alte
Place: Mariano del Friuli (GO)
Average planting age: 24 years
Vine density: 7,800 - 6,500 - 6,200 vines/ha (3,156 - 2,630 - 2,509 vines/acre)
Yield per hectare and per vine: 6,650 kg/ha (5,933 lbs/ac) and 0.85 - 1.02 - 1.07 kg/plant
Layout: 1.60 x 0.80 m - 1.90 x 0.80 m - 1.60 x 1 m
Area: 10.75 ha (26.56 ac) in production
Elevation: 31 m (105 ft)
Exposure: North-South and East-West
Training method: simple guyot and spur pruning
Soils profile: Medium deep, with moderate gravel-pebbly texture, clay of reddish hue due to presence of ferrous and aluminum oxides
Harvest period: 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th September 2021
VINIFICATION
De-stemming and crushing
Pre-fermentation cold maceration: 8 °C (46 °F)
Pre-fermentation cold settling
Fermentation: 16÷19°C (61-66 °F)
Yeast: selected strains
Length of fermentation: 29 - 30 days
Malolactic fermentation: not made
Maturation: 9 months on the lees
Clarification: non-agent natural in steel
Bottling: 18th , 19th , 20th and 21st July 2022
Bottle-ageing: 8 months