2018 - Praepositus Pinot Grigio
Radiant golden yellow. Pear, apple honey, quince, vanilla and biscuit. Smooth and powerful on the
palate with a succulent and spicy aftertaste. Long and salty finish.
Cultivation zone: Novacella and Rasa
Elevation: 650 - 700 m
Soil type: Permeable moraine deposits composed of mica schist, paragneiss and quartzite
Aspect: South, south-west
Grape variety: Pinot Grigio
Training method: Guyot
Vines per hectare: 6.000
Average vine age: 10 - 15 anni
Yield per hectare: 55 hl
Vinification: Half of the must ferments and ages in 30 hl oak casks, half in French barriques
Fermentation temp.: 17° C
Maturation period: 6 months
Bottle ageing: 1 years
Serving temperature: 10° - 12° C
Ageing potential: 6 years
Alcohol: 14,00% vol
Acidity: 6,00 g/l
Sugar-free extract: 24,00 g/l
Residual sugar: 2,50 g/l
The wines of the Novacella Abbey are distinguished by their high quality and longevity.
The quality remains constant over time, showing, for each vintage, the peculiar characteristics that distinguish it.
The classic line, as emerges from the many tastings and evaluations, offers fresh and fruity wines. They are ready to be drunk from a young age.
Over the centuries, some rare and particularly suitable areas have been identified in all production areas, with different altimetric altitudes where all factors that contribute to quality are ideal: from thermal excursions to the age of the vines to the composition of the soil. From these grapes, particularly rich in extract and harvested in small quantities, the cru wines of the Abbey derive, characterized by a quality that is always higher than the norm. These are wines capable of aging well beyond ten years.