Vignot – wine obtained from late harvest – dried grapes

Testing notes

Vignot is a delicious passito obtained from grapes left on the vineyards until the end of October. The wine is exclusively stored in steal tanks to keep the aromas purity. The colour is golden yellow, it flows a little bit viscous in the glass (as the small cat that comes out of the top of the label) to give scents of honey, almond and saffron to nose and mouth. At the end it is possible to feel a tip of acidity, which turns to mint.

Basic information

Product  Name: wine obtained from late harvest “Vignot”
Appellation: Vino Passito
Classificaton: Vino Passito
Color: white
Type: sweet
Country/Region: Italy, Piemonte
Alcool percentage: 13 %
Residual sugar: 150 g/L
Aging Potential: more than 10 years
Number of bottles: 2.400

Vinification (Wine-making)

Metod: Vignot isn’t produced every year, it depends on the weather we have in autumn, because we leave the grapes on the vineyards until the end of October. To avoid the creation of  unwanted mustiness and rottenness, we take off all the leaves to ventilate the grapes and the berries with problems. After the harvest, the grapes are immediately crushed and pressed and we obtain so a must very creamy and sweet, which ferments in a natural way in steel tank. It rests there for about one year.

Packaging

Weight of empty bottle: 500 g
Type of bottle: conical with cardboard box
Closure: cork
Size of cork: 25×42
Number of bottle per cases: 6

Vineyard

Soil: calcareous
Exposure: South
Year of planting: 1955
Agricultural method: traditional
Type of Harvest: by hand, in small crates