Features
Name:
Torre di Giano Vigna Il Pino Bianco di Torgiano DOC 2018
Terrain:
clay soil, medium depth and calcareous subsoil.
Cellar
Lungarotti has made wine history in Italy and around the world, establishing itself as the emblematic winery of Umbrian wine excellence. A success story that continues from generation to generation, based on quality viticulture, but also on the ability to build a virtuous circuit around wine, centred on exceptional hospitality, the enhancement of historical and cultural heritage and authentic experiences in contact with nature. A universe of values that constitute the Lungarotti Experience.
Description
A special selection of Torre di Giano, from the Vigna Il Pino cru. It was one of the first Italian whites matured in wood, back in the 1970s. Vigna Il Pino takes its name from a large, centuries-old pine tree that towered over it until the summer of 2020, indicating its location from afar
Organoleptic characteristics:
Colour: straw yellow with good intensity and brilliant greenish reflections, tending towards golden with age.
Nose: fruity (yellow peach and citrus fruits) and of good complexity; slightly floral finish with refined woody hints.
Taste: elegant taste impact and delicate citrus acidity; fragrant white fruit and long, savoury aftertaste; slightly mineral, almost saline, on the finish.
Storage time:
1-6 years
Vinification
Cryomaceration of the grapes. 30% of the must ferments in barriques; the remaining 70% ferments in steel
Acknowledgements
2017 James Suckling 92/100
2017 Robert Parker 87/100
