Marenè

PIGATO DOC RIVIERA LIGURE DI PONENTE

Technical data sheet

Grape variety: 100% Pigato
Production area: Marixe and Salea–Albenga,
Ponterotto and Resie- Ranzo

Altitude: 100 metres above sea level
Soil type: Clayey, ferruginous/calcareous Age of vines: 35 years
Growing system: Guyot, spurred cordon, sapling
Yield per hectare: less than 80 quintals/hectare

Harvest period: mid-September/mid-October
Vinification: Cryomaceration for 24 hours followed by soft pressing, temperature-controlled fermentation with indigenous yeasts, battonage in steel tanks for 4 months.

Maturation: 4 months
Ageing: 2 months in bottle

Colour: straw yellow, more or less intense, with greenish reflections

Bouquet: broad with hints of musk, undergrowth, broom, cedar, peach almond.

Taste: dry, savoury, fairly intense and persistent
with hints of Mediterranean scrub.

Alcohol content: 13,5 %/Vol

Serving temperature: 13° C uncorking just before serving.

Recommended pairings: perfect with pesto, fish
dishes, risottos and white meats.

Awards:

*Guida Bere Bene – Gambero rosso

Best Italian white wine for value for money 2021
Regional Oscar for quality/price 2014

*Golosaria – Top Hundred Best Wines of Italy 2007

*Vini Buoni d’Italia- Corona: 2020