Ametista

Vineyards

Growing area: the Marche, province of Ancona.

Location: in the DOC Lacrima di Morro D’Alba zone. Age: 8-30 years.

Soils: originally alluvially-deposited seabed sediment, predominantly Plio-Pleistocene and Miocene clay and sand.

Aspect and elevation: 180-280 m., facing from east to north-west.

Varieties and growing practices

Grapes: 100% Lacrima.

Training system : single arched cane and double guyot pruned to low bud yield/ha.

Vineyard density: 1700-3000 vines per ha.

Yield: 10 t. grapes/ha.

Vinification

Harvest: grapes are hand-picked.

Vinification: Ametista is a naturally sweet sparkling wine. After a pre-fermentation and maceration on the skins, the free-run juice is separated and ferments, after inoculation with cultured yeasts, in steel pressure fermenters for 3 months to achieve effervescence.

Maturation: the wine matures in the bottle in temperature-controlled storage.

Tasting notes

Appearance: luminous; purple-edged ruby red in colour; lingering bead of pin-point bubbles.

Bouquet: intense and varietal, with floral notes of rose petals and violets.

Palate: sweet and appealing, smooth and rounded, varietal and refined.

Alcohol

9,50% vol.

Cellaring

A wine with a very rich bouquet, which will be at its best if enjoyed while still youthful, within 2 years of harvest.

Serving suggestions

One of the particular qualities of this wine is to bring out the flavours in strawberries and peaches, and for this reason it is a wonderful choice for serving with macedonia di frutta (mixed fruit cups) and sorbets. The most traditional pairing is with petits fours, baked sweets and with fruit crostate (pies).

Serving temper
8° C.