Manufacturer: Livon

GENERAL DATA:
Vineyard: located in Ruttars in the municipality of Dolegna del Collio.

Kind of ground: Marl.

Grape: Malvasia.

Type of culitivation: Cordon trained for 40 years.

VINIFICATION AND REFINING:
The grapes are harvested by hand using boxes, the grapes remaining to dry for ten days under the sun and under the moonlight, hence the name “Soluna”, (Sole + Luna in Italian), then steeped in a cold horizontal press for eight hours and the must is cleaned through settling. The fermentation takes place in steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 16°C.

When the fermentation is over, the product thus obtained is not poured off and therefore remains in the same containers to mature for about eight months at a constant temperature. At the end of this period, the wine is bottled. There follows a further long period of refining in the bottle before the wine is distributed.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS:
It has a golden yellow color. Its bouquet is intense, characteristic and elegant. The taste is soft, full, generous, distinguished.

FURTHER INFORMATION:
Drink with: grilled fish, shellfish, seafood. It also makes an excellent aperitif.

Longevity: 7 years.

Serve at: 12°C.

PRIZES AND AWARDS:
• DUE BICCHIERI “Gambero Rosso”:
Vintage 2008
• 84 punti “Migliori vini italiani - Luca Maroni”:
Vintage 2010