Capitel Croce
REGION
The Cru lies in the Monteforte area, on the top of the Zoppega hill. Veneto.
VARIETY
100% Garganega growing on horizontal spurred cordons
Size of the vineyard: 5 hectares
Vineyard position: Top slope of the hill, facig South Soil composition: limestone (grass undergrowth) Yield per hectare:45 hectolitres
Cultivation Method and harvest: very close pruning leaving very few fruit buds, selection of the most mature bunches during harvest. two harvest sessions and collection in small boxes
Vinification: de-stemming,coldmaceration of the must with the grapes, soft pneumatic pressing, settling of the must, fermentation in barriques
Maturation: 8 months in used oak barriquesfrom allier sur le lie (Massif Central, France) with “batonnade”
