Ottocento white
The wine which some would choose as the only wine they would drink till they die.
Ottocento is a cuvée made of Malvazija and Pinot Grigio. Percent of the varietals variaties from harvest to harvest depending about yield. Even though Malvazija often prevails in the wine, Pinot Grigio influences the pink colour of the Ottocento. It is the wine which we keep on 14 to 15 degrees Celsius and which we never drink chilled and which got the name from family joke from the beginning of the production, the story you will hear at the winery.
Grape varietal Istrian Malvazija, Pinot Gris Viticulture Organic Free sulfur dioxide 19 mg/L Category Dry white wine Yield per wine 1 - 1,5kg | Total dry extract 23,0 g/L Vintage 2020 Harvested By hand Reducing sugar 1,8 g/L Alcohol content 14,5 % | Harvest time September Wine growing area Western Istria, Croatia Total acidity 5,9 g/L Soil composition Sandyclay, heavy clay pH 3,44 |
Vinification
Grapes are hand picked, de-stemmed and gravity fed into large wooden barrels for maceration which is started with natural yeasts. Malvazija macerates about 15 days and Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc 5 to 6 days on the temperature at 22 to 25 degrees Celsius. We mix the grapes at least three times a day in which period wine undergoes also malo-lactic fermentation. After pressing it is aged at least two years in big wooden barrels (1000 to 2500 l).
Wine production: Fermentation on the skins in open vats, without the addition of selected yeasts and enzymes
Aging: In large wooden casks
Bottle: 0,75 l