LUNA MAREMMA TOSCANA DOC
Tuscany in a bottle of wine
LUNA Viognier e Chardonnay
Grape varieties: Viognier (about 50%) Chardonnay (about 50%)
Harvest Vintage: 2020
Alcohol by volume: 13,5 %
INTERESTING FACT: each phase of the moon corresponds to a different energetic state far humans, animals and plants.
In this wine the Maremma interprets, on its own way, the elegance and aromaticity of two great international grapes.
PRODUCTION AREA: Scansano – Maremma Toscana
Gentle hills exposed to the Grecale and Maestrale winds
altitude: 270 m.
Type of soil: sandstone with a high stone and pebble content and plenty of shells, leftover from the sea that used to cover the land in ancient times.
THE VINEYARDS: Grown organically without the use of pesticides, the grapes are treated when necessary with limited quantities of copper and sulphur and fed with organic substances earthworm humus and green manure.
Planting density: 4,700 vines per hectare
Yield per hectare: 70 QL/HL
Training system: Capovolto Toscano
HARVEST: Picking time: second half of September
Picking method: the grapes are always picked by hand and placed into small crates. During the harvest dry ice is added in order to lower the temperature and protect the grapes from oxydation.
WINEMAKING METHOD: the Viognier and Chardonnay grapes are vinified together. Fermented naturally without added selected yeast. Left on the skins for around 12 hours in a carbon dioxide saturated atmosphere at 7°C and later pressed very gently at a low temperature in an inert atmosphere with dry ice. The free-run juice is then fermented at a controlled temperature (max. 16°C).
Bâtonnage.
AGEING: in the bottle from the April after the harvest onwards.
DESCRIPTION: straw yellow coloured dry white wine with warm golden highlights. Aromas of broom, plums and acacia honey. Crisp, long and fruity finish.
FOOD PAIRINGS: an extremely versatile wine which goes perfectly with both fish pasta and rice dishes and fried fish and soups. Good with cheese and as an aperitif and whenever a crisp, pleasantly acidic, palate-cleaning wine is called for in order to get the gastric juices flowing. Fullbodied,
but not excessively so, the wine is the perfect foil for a delicate risotto. It also goes extremely well with a Neapolitan pizza, but not with oysters!