Vigna Delle Forche
Trentino DOC
In the early 1900s, cultivating vines or any other crop at high altitudes seemed impossible. Yet in “Vigna delle Forche” they were already trying to debunk this myth, first with the cultivation of wheat and then other vegetables until vines were cultivated there in the 1960s, first with the Schiava variety and then with Muller Thurgau.
This extraordinary vineyard is located 872 metres above sea level; for over twenty years it has been producing the precious grapes which give rise to one of the most important and representative wines of Cembra Valley.
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TASTING NOTES
Straw yellow colour with greenish reflections, with notes of white flowers, elderberry, yellow peach and apricot; as the years pass, mineral and flint notes emerge more and more. Strong taste, deep and savoury with a fresh acidity that also brings good persistence
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PRODUCTION AREA
Vigna delle Forche (Cembra), Cembra Valley, Trentino
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VARIETY
Muller Thurgau 100%
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PLANTING METHOD
simple Trentino pergola, guyot
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EXPOSURE
South; 872 m above sea level
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PLANT DENSITY
5,500 plants/ha
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WINE-MAKING
Grapes harvested by hand at the end of September, soft pressing in an inert atmosphere, natural must decantation, fermentation at low temperatures (16°C) in stainless steel tanks, ageing on lees for 9/10 months with batonnage every 15 days, bottling and subsequent ageing in bottles for about 4- 5 months before marketing
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YIELD
60-65 hl/ha
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AGEING POTENTIAL
7/8 years
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ANALYSIS
Alcohol: 12,5 %vol
Acidity: 7,3 g/l
Sugars: 3 g/l
Awards
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Doctor Wine Guida Essenziale Ai Vini D’Italia 2017 - 93 PTS
Vintage 2015
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Guida Bibenda 2017 - 5 Grapes
Vintage 2015
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Guida Oro I Vini Di Veronelli 2017 - 90 PTS
Vintage 2015
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Cervim Mondial Des Vins Extremes 2017 - Gold
Vintage 2016
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Slow Wine 2018 - Great Wine
Vintage 2016
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The Wine Hunter Award 2018 - Red Stamp
Vintage 2016
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Guida Oro I Vini Di Veronelli 2018 - 90 PTS
Vintage 2016
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James Suckling 2018 - 90 PTS
Vintage 2016
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Rassegna Int. Müller Thurgau 2019 - Gold
Vintage 2017
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The Winehunter Award 2018 - Red Stamp
Vintage 2017
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Guida Luca Maroni 2020 - 90 PTS
Vintage 2017
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Guida AIS Vitae 2020 - 4 Viti
Vintage 2017
