Amabile translates directly to English as “Amiable” and there is perhaps no better word in the English language to describe this charming and friendly white wine from the hills of Umbria. A blend of Grechetto and Procanico, La Carraia Orvieto Amabile matches playful aromas of ripe stone fruit with a light sense of sweetness that is equally enjoyable as an aperitif or alongside a dessert course.
- Production Info
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- Vineyard size
- 20 acres
- Soil composition
- Volcanic
- Training method
- Cordon Spur-pruned
- Elevation
- 700-1,000 feet
- Vines/acre
- 1,400
- Yield/acre
- 3.2 tons
- Exposure
- Southwestern
- Harvest time
- September
- First vintage of this wine
- 1988
- Bottles produced of this wine
- 35,000
- Winemaking & Aging
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- Varietal composition
- 40% Grechetto, 30% Procanico, 20% Malvasia, 10% Verdello
- Prefermentation Technique
- Cold maceration
- Time on its skins
- 10 - 12 hours
- Fermentation container
- Stainless steel tanks
- Length of alcoholic fermentation
- 16 days days
- Fermentation temperature
- 57-64 °F
- Type of aging container
- Stainless steel tanks
- Length of bottle aging
- 2 months
- Length of aging before bottling
- 5 months
- Analytical Data
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- Alcohol
- 12 %
- pH level
- 3.4
- Residual sugar
- 21 g/L
- Acidity
- 5.5 g/L
- Dry extract
- 40 g/L