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Alberto Giacobbe
Passerina del Frusinate IGP
‘Duchessa’ 2021
Who: Alberto Giacobbe
Where: Paliano (Frosinone), Lazio, Italy
What: Passerina del Frusinate IGP, Cesanese di Olevano Romano DOP, Cesanese del Piglio Superiore Riserva DOCG
How: In conversion (Suolo e Salute), estate-grown
Total size: SMALL
Passerina del Frusinate IGP Duchessa
APPELLATION: Passerina del Frusinate IGP
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Passerina
WINE STYLE: Bianco
FERMENTATION TANKS: Stainless Steel 50HL
YEASTS: Indigenous
MACERATION: 15% of the production macerates on skins for 20 days, then soft press
MALOLACTIC: Not detected
AGED IN: Stainless Steel
AGED FOR: 6 months in cement + 2 months in bottle
CLARIFICATION/FILTRATION: Not clarified, cartridge filtered, very large
VEGAN: N/A
TOTAL SO2: 3 or 4 grams during harvest, then bottling for a total amount around 50 ppm
BOTTLING DATE: April 2022
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13%
VINEYARD: no name (North South-east)
VITICULTURE APPROACH: In conversion. Will be certified Organic (Suolo e Salute)
ALTITUDE: 300 m
SOIL: Volcanic
YEAR PLANTED: 1975
DENSITY: 4000 vines/hectare
PICK DATE: First half of September
TOTAL PRODUCTION: 10000 bottles