{"id":12157,"date":"2017-12-04T17:47:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T16:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frecciarossa.net\/en\/red-wines\/croatina\/"},"modified":"2020-02-25T11:38:59","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T10:38:59","slug":"croatina","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.frecciarossa.com\/en\/red-wines\/croatina\/","title":{"rendered":"Croatina"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Croatina<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1565615654518{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Provincia di Pavia IGT – Croatina[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion shape=”square” color=”white” active_section=”99″ no_fill=”true” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”TECHNICAL DATA SHEET” tab_id=”1512401909537-4f0ae97f-0333″][vc_column_text]Grape variety:<\/strong>
\nCroatina<\/p>\n

Production area:<\/strong>
\nfoothills of Casteggio<\/p>\n

Soil:<\/strong>
\nlime\/clay<\/p>\n

Vineyards orientation:<\/strong>
\nSE, SW<\/p>\n

Altitude:<\/strong>
\n160 m AMSL<\/p>\n

Training system:<\/strong>
\nsimple Guyot<\/p>\n

Average age of the vines:<\/strong>
\n45 years<\/p>\n

Vine density:<\/strong>
\n4.000 vines per hectare<\/p>\n

Yield:<\/strong>
\n1 kg per vine<\/p>\n

Harvest:<\/strong>
\nleaf thinning in July. The grapes are hand-harvested in 17 kg crates, carefully selecting the best ones.<\/p>\n

Vinification:<\/strong>
\ndestemming and gentle crushing of the grapes. Natural fermentation and 22-day maceration. During maceration, the wine is punched down and pumped over several times. Natural malolactic fermentation takes place in second or third-fill barriques<\/em> and tonneaux<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Ageing:<\/strong>
\n10 months in the same barrels where the malolactic fermentation takes place, 6 months in stainless steel vats and a minimum of additional 12 months in bottle.<\/p>\n

Sight:<\/strong>
\nintense, deep ruby red colour with purple highlights.<\/p>\n

Nose:<\/strong>
\ncomplex, with aromas of ripe fruits and spices, followed by notes of roasted coffee beans, chocolate and black pepper.<\/p>\n

Palate:<\/strong>
\nwarm and well-balanced. Full body with elegant tannins. Rich and spicy aftertaste.<\/p>\n

Ageing potential:
\n<\/strong>over 20 years<\/p>\n

Vintage:<\/strong>
\n2010<\/p>\n

Date of harvest:<\/strong>
\nOctober 11th 2010<\/p>\n

Date of bottling:<\/strong>
\nJune 22nd 2013<\/p>\n

2010 production:<\/strong>
\n3.240 bottles (0.75 l)<\/p>\n

Notes about the 2010 vintage:<\/strong>
\na classic vintage, with all the relevant variables in the most desirable balance. A warm but not dry year that gave us top quality grapes. The fresh temperatures helped the grapes developing highly aromatic qualities.<\/p>\n

Analytical data:<\/strong>
\n– Alcohol: 13,86% vol
\n– Acidity: 5,6 g\/l
\n– Residual sugar: < 0,5 g\/l
\n– Sulphites: 81 mg\/l
\n– Dry extract: 28,3 g\/l<\/p>\n

First vintage:<\/strong>
\n2007[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”TECHNICAL DATA SHEET (DOWNLOADABLE PDF)” tab_id=”1512400972693-88b6fbdb-9e4c”][vc_column_text]Technical data sheet (Croatina 2010)<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”BOTTLE AND LABELS DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT)” tab_id=”1512404860122-411b1a0d-7e73″][vc_column_text]Bottle<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Front label<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Back label<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”34px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_single_image image=”15386″ img_size=”76×300″ alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1512406005024{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”] Croatina [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1565615654518{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Provincia di Pavia IGT – Croatina[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion shape=”square” color=”white” active_section=”99″ no_fill=”true” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":11990,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12157","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t