Who: Mauro Giardini
Where: Roncofreddo (Forli-Cesena), Emilia-Romagna, Italy
What: Bianco Rubicone IGT, Rubicone Rosso IGT, Romagna DOC
How: Certified Organic (Suolo e Salute), estate-grown
Total size: SMALL

Bianco Rubicone IGT Scirone 2021

APPELLATION: Bianco Rubicone IGT

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Famoso di Cesena

WINE STYLE: Bianco

FERMENTATION TANKS: Georgian Qvevri

YEASTS: Indigenous

MACERATION: 100% on its skins for 6 months

MALOLACTIC: Done

AGED IN: Georgian Qvevri for 6 months + 4 months in bottle

AGED FOR: Georgian Qvevri for 6 months + 4 months in bottle

CLARIFICATION/FILTRATION: Not clarified, cardboard filter, 10 micron

VEGAN: N/A

TOTAL SO2: 58 ppm at bottling

BOTTLING DATE: N/A

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12%

VINEYARD: same as Serenaro, facing north-west

VITICULTURE APPROACH: Certified Organic (Suolo e Salute) and Biodynamic

ALTITUDE: 150 m

SOIL: Sandy loam

YEAR PLANTED: 2007

DENSITY: 5300 vines/hectare

PICK DATE: August 19th 2021

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 1300 bottles