Cusumano-Jalè

Area of production
Tenuta di Ficuzza
, Piana degli Albanesi (PA).
189 acres, 700/800 m of altitude, soil clay franc
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ous, 60 micro-areas.
Grapes
100% Chardonnay.
Exposure
South
Average age of vines
13 years
Breeding
Espallier low density
5000 plants per hectare.
Yield
60 kg of grapes per hectare.
Harvest
Manual, in the first decade of August.
Winemaking
Cold maceration and subsequent static clarification.
Fermented in oak barrels of 225 liters, stay for about six months
in the same and subsequent aging in bottle.
Bottles
0.75 liters / 1.5