Grape Variety: 80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Bianco
Vinification:“Corte del Lupo Bianco” is made from grapes harvested in ll vineyards, whose exposure, clones and ages ensure the expression of fullness and integrity typical of a white wine in the Ca'del Bosco style.The perfect marriage:the fragrance of Chardonnay grapes and the elegance of Pinot Bianco. In line with the Ca'del Bosco Method, the grapes are hand-picked and placed in small crates on which a code is immediately stamped, just before they are cold-stored.Each bunch is selected by expert eyes and hands, and then goes through our exclusive “berry spa,” a special whirlpool-like wash for grape bunches, consisting of three soaking tanks, followed by thorough drying. Only the free-run juice is used for this wine, about-of which is aged in small oak barrels, used the year before for Chardonnay. The remaining must is fermented in steel vats. After 6 months of aging on their lees, without malolactic fermentation, the two fractions are assembled. The wine is then gravity-bottled, in a most natural manner. Tanks to our innovative long-nozzle flling tubes, the wine will rise from the bottom without lamination or shaking, and will not su-er from oxidative stress. No sulftes are added at this stage, to guarantee integrity and wholesomeness. Finally, each bottle is marked with a unique code, to ensure traceability.
Colour:straw-yellow with golden reflections
Bouquet: On the nose you can smell hints of tropical fruit, gcacig honey and citrus fruit.
Taste:On the palate it is fresh,sapid,enveloping,with a long-limbed structure combined with a pleasant minerality and a long persistence.
Ca'del Bosco Corte del Lupo Bianco DOC
Designation
Curtefranca Bianco D.O.C.
Vineyards of provenance
12 Chardonnay vineyards planted an average of 34 years ago located in the municipality of Erbusco and Cazzago San Martino. 2 Pinot Blanc vineyards planted an average of 29 years ago located in the municipality of Passirano.
Vinification
??Corte del Lupo Bianco?? is made from grapes harvested in 12 vineyards, whose exposure, clones and ages ensure the expression of fullness and integrity typical of a white wine in the Ca?? del Bosco style. The perfect marriage: the fragrance of Chardonnay grapes and the elegance of Pinot Bianco. In line with the Ca?? del Bosco Method, the grapes are hand-picked and placed in small crates on which a code is immediately stamped, just before they are cold-stored. Each bunch is selected by expert eyes and hands, and then goes through our exclusive ??berry spa,?? a special whirlpool-like wash for grape bunches, consisting of three soaking tanks, followed by thorough drying. Only the free-run juice is used for this wine, about ? of which is aged in small oak barrels, used the year before for Chardonnay. The remaining must is fermented in steel vats. After 8 months of aging on their lees, without malolactic fermentation, the two fractions are assembled. The wine is then gravity-bottled, in a most natural manner. Thanks to our innovative long-nozzle filling tubes, the wine will rise from the bottom without lamination or shaking, and will not suffer from oxidative stress. No sulfites are added at this stage, to guarantee integrity and wholesomeness. Finally, each bottle is marked with a unique code, to ensure traceability.
Bottle ageing
5 months at least.
Data at bottling
Alcohol 13.00% Vol.; pH 3.12; Total Acidity 6.18 grams/litre; Volatile Acidity 0.20 grams/litre.
Sulphites
Total Sulphur Dioxide less than 54 milligrams/litre (maximum legal limit: 200 milligrams/litre).