Ottella
Le Creete
Grapes: Trebbiano di Lugana
Production area: San Benedetto di Lugana, the grapes come from our own “Le Creete” vineyard, where there is a high content of white clay. The harvest and the selection of grapes are carried out strictly by hand, the grapes are placed in small 17 kg cases.
Planting Density and yield: Double arch Guyot, yield around 9,000 kg of grapes per hectare, equivalent to 5,700 litres of wine or 63%.
Harvest Period: End of September, late October.
Refinement and Fermentation: Delicate, soft pressing of the whole bunch for most of the production, the rest with gentle destemming by oscillation. Thereafter, a strict protocol of vinification: racking for natural sedimentation, slow, temperature-controlled fermentation (14°/18°); ageing for 6/8 months on fine lees and yeasts.
Color: Golden, warm, intense straw colour.
Nose: Enveloping, immediate exotic hints of pineapple and grapefruit. The development is very pleasurable, remarkable mineral sensations.
Taste:This is a wine possessing remarkable subtlety while not renouncing character. Richness, continuity, balance amply describe the taste. A persistent wine
with good minerality and satisfying pulp.
Pairings: Marine and fresh water fish emphasise the features of the wine. It goes very well with first courses of pasta or rice, it also gives pleasurable sensations
when consumed with strong flavoured, seasoned cheeses.
ABV: 12.5% vol
Serving Temperature: 10-12°