Petra Belvento - Ansonica - D.O.C.G. - White Wines - Luxury Limited Edition - 750 ml

Petra - The Wonderful Story of a Female Challenge

The memory of nature has deep roots. Francesca Moretti was still at university when the first vine varietals were planted: she was the one who chose, on the basis of an already clear vision, what to grow on this terroir, extremely suitable but ready for a new reinterpretation, and her choice favoured international varieties, in addition to sangiovese and vermentino varieties, the start of a path which was already pointing to the highest levels of delightfulness and contemporaneity. Two centuries earlier, Elisa Bonaparte, too, had planted cabernet-sauvignon and Merlot grapes in a 5-hectares plot which later became known as the Princess Vineyard. A circle that closes in our times, with the project that has been lovingly planned by Francesca, to recreate the historical Vineyard in the places that saw her grow up. The Princess Elisa’s Gardens is included in this, a collection of aromatic herbs which faithfully reproduces the original plan, on a panoramic terrace adjacent to the winery, according to the illustration of the historical botanist Paolo Tomei, from the University of Siena.

Wines Belvento - The Wind, The Sea, The Mediterranean Scrub

The line of Wines of the Sea from our estate, a range inspired by the maritime identity and wild nature of this particular area of Tuscany.

Petra Belvento - Ansonica - D.O.C.G. - White Wines - Luxury Limited Edition - 750 ml

Ansonica, already known in Sicily as inzolia, is one of the oldest native vines in Sicily and from here it would have arrived on the Tuscan coast and its archipelago by Greek merchant ships.

Anxonica benefits from hot and dry climates that allow this late vine to reach full ripeness, characterized by large and thick-skinned berries, to give dry and dry wines.

Vineyard

100 % Vermentino

Tasting Notes

It offers citrus and fruity aromas, of white peach, refreshed by more vegetal notes, of freshly cut grass.

Tasting - Aroma Taste Perfume

The mouth is enveloping and well supported by an acid thorn that gives a fresh and brilliant finish.

Production Method - The Wind, The Sea, The Mediterranean Scrub

The production method is rigorously aimed at defending the territorial connotation.

From ansonica in purity, a late vine known in Sicily with the name of inzolia that benefits from warm and dry climates, a wine that enhances the characteristics of the grape thanks to a vinification in steel after the soft pressing of the grapes.

Grapes

Ansonica 100 %

Farming Systems

Guyot

Plant Density

6000 vines / ha

Yield

90 q.li/ha

Average Age of The Vines

11 years old

Lands

Clayey-sandy, slightly calcareous texture

Bottle Aging

Minimum period of at least 3 months

Analytical Data

Alcohol: 12.5% ​​- Total acidity: 5.9 - pH: 3.5

Tasting Notes

Bright straw yellow to the eye, the nose has citrus and fresh aromas. In the mouth it is fresh, savory, and dry, with a well-modulated acidity. Ansonica, already known in Sicily as inzolia, is one of the oldest native vines in Sicily and from here it would have arrived on the Tuscan coast and its archipelago by Greek merchant ships. Anxonica benefits from hot and dry climates that allow this late variety to reach full ripeness, characterized by large and thick-skinned berries, to give dry and dry wines.