Villa Baroncino Prosecco - Don Carlo

If a wine has the color of topaz, an intoxicating bouquet, a mischievous sapidity and is already unforgettable after the first taste, one is most surely talking about the Prosecco (an Italian sparkling wine). We produce our Prosecco in the area of the Trasimeno hills.

Designation:
Prosecco d.o.c. sparkling wine

Composition:
Grechetto- Chardonnay

Production area:
The origin area are the hills overlooking the Trasimeno lake, medium height of the vineyard is 250 mean sea level. The soil is well-drained of medium texture that receives the sun bright light from early morning to late evening. It is at the same time a clay soil often chalky, drained at major heights and deeper and richer at the level line. Mild weather with cold winters and hot summers but not too muggy.

Medium precipitation: 1250 mm. Sun radiation April - October: 92745 cal/cm2

Grape harvest: 20th September-10th October

Wine-making with soft pneumatic press, static settling of the must, controlled temperatures fermentation (17-19°C) with selected yeast. Refermentation temperatures:15-17°C. Cold stabilization (-4°C). Microfiltration before the bottling in order to separate the cells from the yeast of the sparkling wine.

Cycle duration: about 30 days

Total alcohol:
11g/l

Total sugar:
9-10 g/l

pH: 3.20

Color:
Straw yellow

Aroma:
Pleasant smell of mature fruits.

Taste:
Harmonious, fresh and fruity with good liveliness and medium body, it leaves in the mouth a slightly fruity note. Well balanced and mature.

Food combinations:
It's a fresh sparkling wine suitable for fish courses and light delicate food.
Best to serve the Prosecco sparkling wine at 7-8° C.