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 Nena

APPELLATION: Passerina del Frusinate IGP

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Passerina

WINE STYLE: Bianco

FERMENTATION TANKS: Stainless steel 50HL

YEASTS: Indigenous

MACERATION: 100% of the production macerates on skins for 8 days, then soft press

MALOLACTIC: Done

AGED IN: Stainless Steel

AGED FOR: One year in cement + 3 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 40 ppm

BOTTLING DATE:

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5%

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: September 2021

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 4000 bottles