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Ezio Cerruti
‘RiFol’ 2019

Who: Ezio Cerruti
Where: Castiglione Tinella, Piedmont, Italy
What: Moscato Bianco
How: Practicing Organic, estate-grown
Total size: 1800 cases, 4.5 ha (11 ac)

Rifol 2019


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APPELLATION: None

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Moscato bianco

WINE STYLE: Frizzante Bianco

FERMENTATION TANKS: Stainless Steel

YEASTS: Indigenous

MACERATION: 0 maceration, Whole bunch, direct press with soft press

MALOLACTIC: Completed

AGED IN: Stainless Steel and in bottle

AGED FOR:

CLARIFICATION/FILTRATION: No fining, no filtering

VEGAN: Yes

TOTAL SO2: 16 ppm measured at release

BOTTLING DATE: May 1, 2020 released on the marker 3 or 4 months later

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12.5%

VINEYARD: Eastern vineyard (1.5 HA)

VITICULTURE APPROACH: Practicing Organic

ALTITUDE: 360 m

SOIL: Clayey with high presence of limestone

YEAR PLANTED: around year 2000

DENSITY: 5000 vines/hectare

PICK DATE: September 11 and 12, 2019

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 8500 bottles