Mélos | sparkling Sauvignon Colli di Parma DOC

Description

“This is a true masterpiece of distinctive and harmonious viticulture and wine-making. One of the best Italian Charmat Method of the year, chapeau”.

I Migliori Vini Italiani di Luca Maroni 2023

Winemaking notes:

The grapes are all harvested by hand using small crates, and they are only pressed after having been cooled down to low temperatures. The entire following processing happens in a reduced environment wich prevents all kinds of contact with oxygen. Only the must bloom, produced with the very first pressing, is used to produce this wine. The final step of fermentation is carried out at a low temperature, in order to let all the important aromas evolve at best.

Soil type: Badlands area with deep and calcareous soils. Presence of marls and argillites with a gravelly basis.

Plant density: 4200 plants/Ha

Age of the vineyard: 15 years

Time of harvest: Last decade of August

Average yield per hectare: 70 Q./ha