Falanghina Rocca dei Leoni Igt 2018 75 cl Villa Matilde

VM FAL

It appears a pale straw yellow. The bouquet exhibits fragrant fruit and flowers, including pineapple, banana, and yellow peach beautifully melding with broom, rose, and sage, continued by delicate notes of almond on the palate, which is pleasurable and well balanced. Ideal as an apertitif wine or accompanying light dishes, fish, poultry, and veal.

SERVING TEMPERATURE 10°C

CELLARING CAPACITY 3 years

FIRST VINTAGE 1989

SOIL PROFILE Volcanic, with abundant phosphorus and potassium

YEAR VINEYARDS PLANTED 1980 - 1994

ELEVATION VINYARDS 80-140 metres HARVEST PERIOD Second decade of September

VINEYARD DENSITY 4,500 vines/hectare

TRAINING SYSTEM Simple Guyot, with 8 buds/vine

YIELD IN WINE (litres/hectare) 8,000

VINIFICATION The grapes are gently pressed, and the must is gravity settled, then ferments art 10-12° C for some 20 days.

MATURATION In steel for about 3 months.

GRAPE VARIETIES 100% falanghina

GROWING AREA San Castrese, Sessa Aurunca

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