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VERDUC

Organoleptic description
Verduc is an autochthonous variety of Goriška Brda. Verduc is of straw yellow colour with a subtle shade of green. Its flavour is reminiscent of the leaves of wild strawberry and rounded off by the pleasant aroma of acacia blossom. Its taste is fresh and rich in the ideal sugar: acidity ratio; it offers a pleasing lengthy after-taste.

Technical data
Geographic origin: the Goriška Brda wine-growing region
Site: south-west, south, east
Vineyard area: 2 ha
Vineyard shape: terraced
Height above sea level: 120 - 150 m
Vine training: single Guyot
Vine density: 5,000 vines/ha
Vineyards aged: 10 - 25 years
Type of soil: marlstone and sandstone
Climate: sub-Mediterranean, a mixture of warm sea air and the influence of cold winds from the Alps

Grapes
Variety: 100 % Verduc, an autochthonous variety of the Goriška Brda
Sugar content: a Brix reading of 23,5˚
Harvest time: September 20 - September 23
Harvesting: exclusively by hand

Wine parameters

Vintage: 2006

Alcohol by volume: 13,06 %
Acids: 5,81 g/l
pH: 3,25
Residual sugar: 45,1 g/l

Fermentation
100 % in stainless steel containers

Maturation
100 % in stainless steel containers

Annual production: 6.000bottles of 0,5 l

Sommelier's recommendation (Matches Made in Haven)
Verduc is an autochthonous particularity of the Goriška Brda and it combines best with fruit omelettes, fruit pies, marasca cherry pie and fruit gelatine desserts.