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Mezzo Pieno – Trebbiano

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Mezzo Pieno – Trebbiano

Appellation: Trebbiano Colli Aprutini IGT

Type: Dry, white

Varietal: 100% Trebbiano d’ Abruzzo

The geographic designation Colli Aprutini, can be used by wines from the province of Teramo. The first historical evidence of winemaking in Abruzzo dates back to Polybius, a Greek historian who lived between 205 and 123 BCE, who praised the quality of wines from Piceno-Aprutina, an area which corresponds roughly to modern-day Teramo.

Massetti Francesco uses no chemical fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides.

Wine Details:

Tasting Notes:
Color: Intense yellow-gold.
Bouquet: Very persistent with marked hints of orchard fruit, mainly Williams pear.
Taste: Intense and persistent in the mouth. Strong sea-air minerality.
Serving Temperature: 15º C (60º F).
Pairing: It goes well with white meats, carpaccio, raw fish, shellfish and roast fish. Excellent meditation wine.

Vinyard Notes:
Vineyard Location: Colonnella (Teramo), Abruzzo, Italy.
Elevation: 120 meters (400 feet) a.s.l.
Exposure: Southeast.
Soil: Clayey rich in skeleton and marine sediments.
Training System: Spurred cordon.
Vineyard Age: 10 years.
Vine Density: 5680 plants/Ha.
Yield: 30 hl / Ha.

Winemaking Notes:
Harvest: Hand-harvested in boxes by the first week of October
Vinification: Spontaneous fermentation in steel, without selected yeasts and without temperature control. No maceration. Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel.
Aging: 10 months in steel.
Bottling: Unfiltered.
Production: 3,000 750 ml bottles.