M�rke: Bigi

Gradering : 13% vol.

Vigneto Torricella is an Orvieto of exceptional substance and weight, savoury, mineral and, at the same time soft and creamy, with fruity notes which merge into soft, peach-like tones. Born in the year 1980, it proves itself, with every vintage, to be one of the best white wines of Central Italy. The grapes, carefully selected from the vineyard of the same name, are vinified with a slow fermentation of about 3 weeks in steel tanks, where the new wine continues to develop until the spring following the vintage.

Vigneto Torricella Orvieto Classico DOC IGT

Grapes: 40% Trebbiano Toscano (Procanico), 20% Verdello, 20% Grechetto, 10% Malvasia Toscana, 10% Drupeggio.

Vineyard: 24 hectares on the hills of the Classico zone in the locality of Torricella at 300-350 metres altitude, exposed to the South-West; the vines are trained by the spurred cordon and Guyot systems on clayey soil; the yield of wine is 56 hectolitres per hectare.

Vinification: the alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks at 15-16°C with selected yeasts for about 3 weeks; ageing for 5 months in stainless steel tanks.

Wine: bright, straw colour; distinctive bouquet of broom flowers and lemon blossom, with softer hints of musk and exotic fruits; dry, very savoury, fresh and balanced flavour
with a pleasant, lingering aftertaste of pears and bitter almonds.

Alcohol: 13% vol.

Optimum keeping: 2-3 years in bottles stored horizontally in cool, dark conditions.

Food matches: hors d’oeuvres, savoury first courses, fish and white meats.

Serving temperature: 12-14°C.

Launch vintage: 1980.