Manufacturer: Santi

SORTESELE
PINOT GRIGIO DELLE VENEZIE IGT

In the Trentino dialect “sortesele” (the diminutive of “lot”) were 4,000-square-metre parcels of vineyards, which by tradition the heirs of an agricultural property would draw lots for. The best land went to the luckiest, thus preventing disputes between family members.

The grapes: 100% pinot grigio.

The vineyard: the grapes come mainly from vineyards in Trentino typically trained by the pergola trentina system on alluvial soil very well drained by virtue of the rocky subsoil. Grapes coming from the most acclaimed zones of Friuli, and trained in the spalliera shape, complete the blend. The yields are 120 quintals of grapes per hectare.

The vinification: the perfectly healthy and ripe grapes are harvested and transferred to the cellars immediately in order to guarantee their integrity. After pressing, some of the grapes are left to macerate in the press for a few hours. After the cold static decantation of the must, vinification is carried out "off the skins" with fermentation at a low controlled temperature; yeasts selected to exalt the grapes varietal flavours are used. The new wine is aged in steel, kept rigorously cold and on fine lees and well protected from oxidizing phenomena at all times.

The wine: a soft straw colour with golden and greenish tints; a broad, intense, persistent and very elegant perfume, with dominant notes of ripe pear, dried fruit and meadow flowers.
Its flavour is full, fresh, soft but vivacious and firm, with fine acidity and a long finish. This is a very typical pinot grigio, with a noble structure, attractive to the nose and full of satisfaction on the palate.

Analytical details: 12.4% alcohol; 5.5g/l total acidity; 3.25pH; 4.7g/l residual sugar; 19.5g/l dry extract.

Optimum keeping: 2 years in bottles stored horizontally in cool, dark conditions.

Food matches: hors d’oeuvres, soups, eggs, fish, terrines, galantines, cold white meats.

Serving temperature: 10-12°C.