Description
The story
The cercamare was the lookout officer aboard the galleys of the Order of Malta, the first to sight the coast. A name that looks to the sea, like the Order’s routes across the Mediterranean.
The Ribolla Gialla that bears his name is a native Friulian grape variety, grown at Rocca Bernarda since the early decades of the twentieth century.
A fruity, fragrant white, dry, with a pleasant softness. Soft pressing, fermentation and ageing in temperature-controlled stainless steel.
Technical sheet
| Estate |
Rocca Bernarda |
|---|---|
| Appellation |
Friuli Colli Orientali D.O.C. |
| Grape variety |
Ribolla Gialla |
| Location |
Ipplis/Corno di Rosazzo (UD), 130–200 m above sea level, on terraces known as “Ronchi” |
| Exposure |
North-South / North-East |
| Soil |
Eocene marl and sandstone (“Ponca”) |
| Training system |
Spurred cordon – Doppio Capovolto |
| Planting density |
5,400 vines/ha |
| Harvest |
By hand, late September |
| Winemaking |
Soft pressing, fermentation and ageing in temperature-controlled stainless steel |
| Yield per hectare |
80–90 q/ha |
| Production |
30,000 bottles |
| Alcohol |
13% vol |
| Sizes |
0.75 litres |
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