Freisa D'Asti
Denominazione di Origine Controllata
Sarasino
An old variety that thanks to Uncle Michele has a revival in our wine cellar. Once a vastly cultivated grape variety in Piedmont, La Vedetta Freisa surprises with its well-balanced tannins and acidity, an appealing dark plum and tobacco.
- Grapevine
- Freisa 100%
- Vineyard
Municipality: Castagnole delle Lanze
Property: an altitude of 200m a.s.l., Southern exposure, planting layout 2,50×0,80m, density 5000 stocks/Ha, Guyot vertical trellis vine trainingAge: 7 anni
Hectares: 0.2 Ha
Yield: 7.000 kg/Ha- Harvest period
- First week of October
- Production
- 1.000 bottles
- Vinification
The selection of the grapes takes place in the vineyard; alcoholic fermentation with spontaneous yeasts for 15 days in stainless steel tanks; malolactic fermentation then comes after.
- Refinement
Ageing for 3 months in small used barriques; bottling takes place in spring.
- Organoleptic characteristics
Intense purple colour; elegant with a nice bouquet of plum, ripe red fruit and violet; rich and full in the mouth thanks to smooth tannins.
A comeback