“Hic et Nunc”- “Here and Now” was the motto of Horace, the ancient Latin poet; A call to seize life and not to allow precious opportunities to escape us. Such is our white wine "Hic et Nunc": an instant of intensity.
An Organic IGT, it is a blend of 50% Chardonnay (6 months in barrique) and 50% Viognier (6 months of stainless steel) from our North-eastern exposed Linari vineyard. Hic et Nunc offers an aesthetic experience with its bright and intense straw yellow color and strong mineral notes. At first sip, exotic fruits and coconut prevail accompanied by the sweetness of Golden apples. Then notes of citrus and Mediterranean scrub follow with salty sage, essence of spring wild flowers, and almond. The palate is clean, balanced and consistent with a structured but smooth body. The persistent freshness carries to a vibrant, savory finish and to a soothing vanilla aftertaste: Fietri captured in a single moment.
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Denomination: IGT Toscana
Growing area: in the district of Gaiole in Chianti (SI)
Altitude: 560 – 580 meters above sea level
First production year: 2010
Soil profile: clayey sandy soil, typical schist based soil (galestro)
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Vine density: 5 950 plants per hectare (2 380 per acre)
Vine age: 11 years Yield: 85 qli / HA
Harvest year: 2018
Harvest period: Chardonnay 24/09; Viognier 09/09
Bottles produced: 6.800
Grape variety: 50 % Chardonnay, 50 % Viogner
Prefermentative maceration: 8 hours
Fermentation temperature: 20 °C Chardonnay in barriques and 16 °C Viognier in stainless steel vats
Fermentation period: Chardonnay 26 days – Viognier 30 days
Malo-lactic fermentation: Chardonnay partly in barriques; Viognier not done
Ageing period: Chardonnay in barriques for 5 months and Viognier in stainless steel vats for 5 months
Ageing in bottle: 4 months
Alcohol content: 14.00 %/vol
Reducing sugar: 1.40 g/l
Volatile acidity: 0.48 g/l
Total acidity: 5.80 g/l
Total sulfur: 94 mg/l
Malic acid: 1.15 g/l
Ph: 3.21
Notes: The special microclimate of the vineyard and the structure of the ground allows to produce an interesting wine, very clean and pure, where exotic fruits, citrus fruits and Mediterranean wood are prevalent and combine with floral fragrances. In the mouth denotes a full structure and vanilla aftertaste.