The brand-new vintage of #Attems Pinot Grigio Ramato 2023 Friuli DOC is readily available, a red wine that commemorates the custom of the Republic of Venice, reviving into style the term “ramato” which initially suggested the #PinotGrigio, due to the color of its ripe grapes. Today, the peculiarity of this red wine depends on its #vinification, in which need to and skins are left in contact for about 10 hours at low temperature levels, providing the red wine a fragile rosy shade and enhancing it with intricacy and character. A Pinot Grigio in Rosé design with an ingenious soul which finishes, along with the classicism of Cicinis and Trebes, the genuine story of the Friulian land, in a fresh and modern-day secret.
The vineyards that bring to life the grapes – collected by hand in the very first fifteen days of September – utilized for Pinot Grigio Ramato lie in between the plains and slopes of the province of Gorizia, at a typical elevation of 60 m above water level. The remarkable peculiarity of the soils in this location, in which the sandstones of Eocene origin – stemming over 50 million years earlier from the uplift of the seabed – alternate with clay-rich soils and deep soils drained pipes by pebbles, is shown in the individuality of this label of Attems, classy and great.
Attems Pinot Grigio Ramato 2023 is a red wine with a clear and dazzling color, with a peach-colored subtlety. On the nose, citrus scents are identified, followed by notes of jasmine and a tip of violet. The body is light however, on the sip, the Ramato is definitive, with a fresh level of acidity that lays out the mineral and fruity surface, identifying a special and appealing sensory experience.
NOTES YEAR 2023
The 2023 vintage started with a rainy January followed by a dry and cold February. The development of completion of winter season and the start of spring agreed with for bud break in line with the historic average for Pinot Grigio vineyards. Spring was defined by regular rains. The painstaking choice of the shoots, the longer upkeep of the green manures and great ventilation on dry days have actually added to keeping the vineyard in a great state of health.
The summertime was hot however never ever scorching, with routine rains that assisted rehydrate the soil. The changing seasonal pattern triggered a hold-up in the ripening of the grapes, in reality, the Pinot Grigio harvest just started in early September, with grapes less abundant in sugars than typical however with a great material of malic and tartaric acid.
TECHNICAL NOTES
The skins and must, after destemming and squashing, were left in contact for roughly 10 hours at 8 ° C. Subsequently, the rosé juice, acquired from the soft pushing, is delegated decant for 24-48 hours. The alcoholic fermentation then follows, on clear must, performed at low temperature levels (15-17 ° C) for 15 days. The vinification is performed in steel containers. After fermentation the red wine rests for 4 months on the honorable lees which are continuously suspended.
ATTEMS
With its roots strongly in history and an eye towards the future, Attems, in the Collio Goriziano location, the easternmost part of Friuli, translates the area with a genuine and modern vision which equates into a variety of great white wines, with a sophisticated and highly recognizing an especially ideal wine-growing location. At a typical elevation of 130 meters above water level, 44 hectares of vineyards, owned by the Frescobaldi household because 2000, are cultivated with Ribolla Gialla, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay. The white wines: Cicinis– Collio DOC, Sauvignon Blanc, classy and extreme; Trebes– Collio DOC, Ribolla Gialla, lively level of acidity and strong structure Pinot Grigio Ramato– Friuli DOC, soft and citrusy, Pinot Grigio– Friuli Doc; Sauvignon Blanc– Venezia Giulia IGT, Chardonnay– Venezia Giulia IGT, Ribolla Gialla– Venezia Giulia IGT.
