Forasacco IGT Tuscany White 2023

Grapes: chardonnay 75%, pinot grigio 25%.

Yield per hectare: 3000/3500 kg

Harvest: by hand in crates in late August

Vinification: The must obtained from the soft pressing of Pinot Grigio,is left overnight to decant in a steel vat. Once decanted, it is then used as a “pied de cuve” on which we add the Chardonnay must, which is also the result, at a later time,of a soft pressing, a night of decanting and a subsequent decanting that combines them.

Fermentation takes place solely through indigenous yeasts, inside a steel vat where malo-lactic fermentation also takes place

Aging: 7/8 months in steel and in the spring put in the bottle

Number of bottles produced: 2,500 per year of 0.75l

Alcohol content: 13.5%

Production area: Barberino Val d’Elsa (Barberino Tavarnelle) in the hamlet of Tignano

Altitude: 320 m asl

Vineyard characteristics: grapes come from 1986 planting, high spurred cordon

Soil characteristics: alluvial soil, mainly sandy soils with clay