MUFATO DEL PLINO

Designation: Romagna Albana Passito DOCG

First production year: 2008

Training system: simple Guyot

Average production: 1200 bottles

Grapes varieties: Albana 100%

Harvest: picked late in the season and hand selected with a special method that entails a tiered, atmospheric conditions dependant selection of individual grapes affected with “Noble rot”

Wine-making process:

slow fermentation at low temperature in French barrique for each harvest; fermentation is stopped by lowering the temperature once the chosen alcohol content is reached, followed by aging in oak until mid-spring. The best selection is blended in steel and bottled with sterile filtration, then rests in bottles for at least 12 months.

Food pairing:

dried biscuits, marzipan, cassata siciliana, sheep and goat's milk cheese with a flowered crust.

BIBENDA FIS GUIDEBOOK:

Bright golden yellow, intense and quite expressive bouquet with outstanding honey and candyfloss hints combined with notes of saffron and dried dates, on a quite mineral background. Dynamic, fresh and well-balanced, sweet and smooth flavour, with an alluring and deep finish.

Awards:

AIS ITALIA Vitae guidebook: Quattro Viti for vintage 2021