Who: Marco Cordani
Where: Montine, Carpaneto Piacentino, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
What: Vino Bianco, Vino Bianco Frizzante, Vino Rosso
How: Certified Organic (Suolo e Salute), estate-grown
Total size: 625 cases, 4.5 ha (11 ac)

Labaia Vino Bianco Frizzante 2022

APPELLATION: None

GRAPE VARIETY: 50% Malvasia di Candia, 20% Ortrugo, 20% Trebbiano, 10% Moscato (co-fermented)

WINE STYLE: Frizzante Bianco

FERMENTATION TANKS: Stainless Steel, 30 HL

YEASTS: Indigenous

MACERATION: 5 days on skins, 100% destemmed

MALOLACTIC: Naturally occurs in the spring

AGED IN: Stainless Steel and in bottle

AGED FOR: 6 Months in Stainless, 6 Months in Bottle

CLARIFICATION/FILTRATION: Bentonite and Rough Filtration

VEGAN: Yes

TOTAL SO2: 50 ppm measured at release

BOTTLING DATE: April 18th, 2023 when primary fermentation had restarted, but before it had completed.

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13%

VINEYARD: La Baia (.5 ha)

VITICULTURE APPROACH: Certified Organic (Suolo e Salute)

ALTITUDE: 180 m

SOIL: Clay and Stones

YEAR PLANTED: 1980 to 2003

DENSITY: 6,000 vines/hectare

PICK DATE: Early Sept., 2022

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 1050 bottles