Cirò Bianco
| Type: | White |
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| Classification: | Guaranteed Quality |
| Vine: | White Greco. |
| Production area: | Calabria, east centre in the province of Crotone, in Cirò Marina “Timpa Bianca” resort. |
| Soil: | white clay |
| Altimetry: | from 50 to 100 metres above sea level. |
| Plant breeding system: | espalier with a density of understocks of 5600 plants per hectare. |
| Climate: | Mediterranean, with mild winters and warm and dry summers |
| Grape harvest: | manual, end of September |
| Yield per hectare of grapes: | 80-90 quintals |
| Vinification: | destalking pressing, soft pressing, yield in must flower 60% on the grapes, followed by a fermentation at a controlled temperature. |
| Ripening: | in stainless steel. |
| Refining: | one month in bottles at a controlled temperature |
| Tasting: | |
| Colour: | straw yellow with soft greenish shades |
| Scent: | fruity and perfumed, delicate, floral with scents referable to the Passionflower. |
| Flavour: | soft, fresh, sprightly, pleasantly harmonic |
| Alcoholic degree: | 12,5% vol. |
| Gastronomic coupling: | it goes well with hors d’oeuvres and dishes based on fish. |
| Service temperature: | 8-10 °C |