Denomination: VERNACCIA DI SAN GIMIGNANO DOCG
Area: San Gimignano (Siena)
Cru: Vigna ai Sassi
Vineyard extension (hectares): 1
Grapes: 95% Vernaccia - 5% Chardonnay
Age of the vineyard (year of planting): Vernaccia 1987 -
Chardonnay 1990
Type of soil: sand of Pliocene origin
Exposure: south, east.
Altitude: 220 meters above sea level
Color: intense and brilliant straw yellow
Perfume: complex, intense and persistent, slightly
aromatic with citrus fruits and notes of Mediterranean scrub herbs
Taste: soft, fresh, well structured, mineral, complex,
elegant and enveloping
Serving temperature (°C): 8-10
Pairing: shellfish, seafood, roasted fish
Average number of bottles / year: 7,000
Alcohol content: 13.5
Grape yield per hectare: 6,500 kg
Vinification and refinement: grapes harvested when fully ripe
fermented in steel, aged on the yeasts for 2 years and one year in
bottle. No type of wood is used