Tenuta Travaglino – Pajss – Sparkling Pinot Nero D.O.C. – Avvenice

Tenuta Travaglino – Great Wines Since 1868

The Travaglino estate is located in Calvignano, which is a little town based in the Oltrepo’ Pavese. The area, in the south of Lombardy, that wedge from the fertile Po’ Valley to the Mediterranean Sea, is well known for having a bunch shape which bounds with the regions of Liguria, Piedmont and Emilia Romagna. The estate has the privilege to raise 400 hectares in a single batch – Two hundred of them are forests destined as a wild hog hunting reserve, which, has been done with the purpose to maintain away the poachers. Hundred and twenty hectares are arable lands and the remaining eighty hectares are vineyards. Moreover, within the property, there are 12 farmsteads, a historic village and an inn with restaurant and few rooms.

Tenuta Travaglino – Pajss – Sparkling Pinot Nero D.O.C.

This wine is “young” and pleasantly lively obtained from Pinot Noir grapes vinified in white. Light straw color, persistent and delicate aroma with hints of apple and white flowers. The taste is fresh but rounded, smooth and harmonious, which makes it particularly suitable with starters, risottos, fish courses and fresh cheeses. To fully appreciate it serve at a temperature of 8/10 ° C.

Data Sheet

Vineyard Location: Vigna Cà Nova – Calvignano

Soil Type and Exposure: Brown soil – limestone, on marl and clay. South-west facing at 200 m. above sea level

Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Noir

Denomination: DOC (controlled designation of origin)

Cultivation Method and Planting Density: Guyot with 4,200 vines per hectare

Maximum Yield per Hectare: 4,500 litres

Grape Harvest: From 1st to 10th of September

Wine Making: Strictly white with soft pressing of only 55% of the must extract

Muturation: Fermentation in temperaturecontrolled stainless steel tanks

Bottling: The month of January following the harvest

Technical Specifications: Pressure 5.5 bar; sugars 8.0 mg/l; alcohol content 12.5 °

Description: Pinot Noir is a vinified white with strong effervescence. It is rich in aromas, liveliness and extremely pleasant

Pairing: Particularly suitable as an aperitif, it goes especially well many starters, risottos and dishes based on fish

Packaging: Bordeaux Ancienne in boxes of 6 bottles

Serving Temperature: 8 – 10° C