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Emilia Ageno

VARIETALS
Malvasia di Candia Aromatica 90%, Ortrugo & Trebbiano 10%

NOTES
VINEYARD: 20-35 year old vines. La Stoppa spreads on 30 hectares of vines and 28 ha of forest on the first slopes of the Apennins in the South West part of Piacenza, at about 250 meters high.SOILS: Clay & Silt

FARMING: Organic, natural green cover between the rows. No fertilizing, weed killers or pesticides  

VINIFICATION: 4 months maceration on skins in stainless steel and/or cement tanks. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, aged in 40 hectolitre wooden tanks and in bottle for a time necessary, no filtration or sulfites added