Ribotta Vermentino di Sardegna - Vigna Du Bertin - Sardinian wine and food

Ribotta is a Vermentino di Sardegna Doc, made by the new winemakers of Carloforte, Vigna Du Bertin

Ribotta Vermentino di Sardegna - Vigna Du Bertin - Sardinian food

PLACE OF ORIGIN - Vineyards in the Carloforte countryside, in Valacca. The vineyard is trained on espalier with Guyot pruning, the clayey soil has a high percentage of skeleton. The land is south-east facing at an altitude of about 20 meters. s.l.m.

YIELD - 90 ql / ha

GRAPES - Vermentino (100%).

CLIMATE - Mediterranean, with relatively mild winters. Summers are hot and dry, characterized by a remarkable north-westerly wind.

HARVEST - Executed entirely by hand, around the first week of September. The grapes are placed in boxes and taken directly to the cellar.

VINIFICATION - Given the warm climate during harvesting, the use of cold is used immediately after the destemming and crushing. After pressing and a cold static clarification, the alcoholic fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of around 13-17 ° C.

EVOLUTION - Aged in steel tanks and then, after bottling, rests for a few months in the bottle.

FEATURES

Color: straw yellow, bright with golden reflections.

Smell: intense aroma with fruity, exotic and citrus notes.

Taste: the flavor is long and persistent, intense.

PAIRINGS - Ideal as an aperitif, excellent in combination with seafood, first and second courses of fish.

ALCOHOLIC CONTENT - Alcohol 13.5% Vol

Curiosities - The name Ribotta derives from the Genoese dialect and means "Party with friends with songs and drinks"