PINOT GRIGIO Oltrepò Pavese DOC GRAPES Pinot Grigio 100% PRODUCTION AREA Cultivated in vineyards owned by the Calvi family, situated on the hills of the Versa Valley in the communes of Canneto Pavese and Montù Beccaria. SOIL TYPES The soils found in our vineyards are predominantly clay and calcareous in nature. They possess a alkaline pH throughout, with elevated potential for cationic exchange. EXPOSUR: East to west, north- east, and north - west facing. ALTITUDE: From 140m to 200m above sea-level. GRADIENT: From 22% to 25% METHODS OF TRAINING Cordon training with simple Guyot pruning, typical of the region. The vineyards are planted with about 5500 vines per hectare. THE HARVEST By hand after careful examination of the indices of ripening. VINIFICATION The grapes are picked into crates and de-stemmed. They then undergo the process of cryo-maceration, which consists in leaving the must in contact with the skins for 24 hours at 2 ° C. The must is then soft-pressed to separate it from the pomace and, after cold static racking, is fermented at a controlled temperature of between 18 to 20° C: this process permits greater extraction from the skins. The wine is then kept at a low temperature, bottled in an inert atmosphere and bottle aged. CHARACTERISTICS Straw-yellow in colour with greenish highlights, it possesses a very fine, rich, persistent, and fruity perfume; pleasantly full and elegant on the palate. MATCHING WITH FOOD As an aperitif, or it can be consumed with salami, sea-food starters, fish dishes and white meats. Serve at 10 - 12°C.