Wine Description

For his golden wedding anniversary, or 'nozze d’oro' in Italian, founder Count Giuseppe Tasca created an innovative blend of indigenous Inzolia and Sauvignon Tasca. The blend now varies but the dedication remains the same: "To my wife Franca, with immense love." The fresh and lovely profile of Nozze d'Oro was so well-received that he decided to continue its production as a great addition to the Tasca d'Almerita portfolio.

Tasting Notes

Straw-yellow in color with pale green highlights, Nozze d’Oro offers delicate aromas of apple, peach, melon, jasmine and honey. Fruity and fragrant, with balanced acidity and a persistent finish, this is a romantic wine for special occasions.

Vineyard Characteristics

Production area/name of vineyard:	The Barbabietole, Santa Luisa vineyards (Inzolia); and the Santa Tea vineyard (Sauvignon Tasca)
Size of vineyard (acres):	21, 15 and 6, respectively
Soil composition:	Calcareous clay and sand
Training method:	Espalier and Guyot
Elevation (feet):	1,650-2,310
Vines/acre:	1,400-1,660
Yield/acre (tons):	2.6-3.8
Exposure:	Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:	1972, 2002 and 2001, respectively
Agronomist/Vineyard manager:	Gianfranco Lombardo

Winemaking & Aging

Varietal composition:	78% Inzolia and 22% Sauvignon Tasca
Harvest time:	September-October
Winemaking consultant:	Carlo Ferrini
First vintage of this wine:	1984
Number bottles produced of this wine:	70,000
Fermentation
Fermentation container:	Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation (days):	15
Fermentation temperature (°F):	61-64
Malolactic fermentation:	No
Aging
Aging container:	Stainless steel tanks
Length of aging before bottling:	4-5 months on the lees
Length of bottle aging:	6 months
Analytical Data
Alcohol:	12.5%
pH level:	3.5
Residual sugar (grams/liter):	2.6
Acidity (grams/liter):	5.4
Dry extract (grams/liter):	23.4

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