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Cornalin – LE CLOCHER
LE CLOCHER producer’s sheet
General informations
- Classification: D.O.P.
- Vine variety: 100% Cornalin
- Bottle size: 0.75 Lt and 0.375 Lt
- Bottle quantity: About 3000
Vineyard
- Where: Jovençan
- Surface: About 4000 m
- Exposure: South
- Soil: Typical sediment of glacial deposits
- Return per hectare: About 80 quintals per hectare
- Farming style: Guyot
- Year of implantation: 1990-2008
- Agricultural practices: From pruning to grape harvest, we mostly work by hand in our vineyards. We only use mechanical machines for treatments and for extirpating bad seeds
- Harvest: Mid-October
Wine processing
- Vinification: Traditional method including temperature check during the alcoholic fermentation in steel tanks
- Aging: At least 6 months in steel tanks
- Bottling: April-May
Characteristic
- Colour: Ruby red
- Fragrances: Fresh scents like red fruit such as strawberries and plums. Floral aroma of roses and violets
- How does it taste: Cornalin has its roots in Jovençan. That’s why it presents the typical characteristics of Valle d’Aosta territory: natural acidity, freshness, surprising sapidity and minerality. Fruit, pepper, and cloves complete its taste
- At the table: Great for first courses and with both white and red meat
Analytical data
- Alcoholic content: 13,5%
