Prin Freet Rhein Riesling

Vineyard and terroir

Prin Freet 2009 is a dry white wine from the Boghis and Vignai vineyards in Friuli Isonzo Rive Alte, at Mariano del Friuli. The 0.5 ha of producing vineyard stood at 33 m with an East–West exposure. The vines averaged 16 years of age, were trained to simple Guyot and planted at 6,000 vines/ha, using layouts of 2.4 × 0.7 m and 1.9 × 0.8 m. The shallow to moderately deep soils contain abundant gravel and pebbles, with a reddish silt-clay fraction coloured by iron and aluminium oxides, and are well drained. Yield was 5,837 kg/ha, equivalent to 0.97 kg per vine.

Grapes

100% Rhein Riesling.

Vinification

Harvest took place on 8 September 2009. The grapes were destemmed and crushed, received cold skin contact at 8°C and underwent cold static settling. Fermentation with selected yeasts lasted 17 days at 16–19°C. Malolactic fermentation was not carried out.

Ageing

The wine matured on the lees for seven months and clarified naturally. It was bottled in late July 2010 and aged in bottle for 20 months.

Technical data

Alcohol is 13%, total acidity 6.3 g/L and pH 3.22. Production comprised 2,725 bottles of 750 ml. Estimated peak maturity is eight years, with an estimated cellar life of 20 years.