Sample Technical Sheet
2017 Riva Arsiglia, by Menti
Menti Giovanni
Veneto, Italy
About the wine
Vintage:
2017
Varietal:
100% Garganega
This unique expression of the Garganega grape, grown volcanic soils and vinified minimally is just so much fun to drink. Farmed biodynamically and zero messing around in the winery. A very good wine to feel good about consuming. Often!
Tasting Notes
Grilled apple, apricot, pear with great round acidity
Pairing Notes
Shrimp pasta, shellfish, smoked salmon
Aroma
Nose of biscuits, and cut grass, lemon peel and almonds
Appeareance
The wine is unfiltered. Slightly cloudy to the eye but pours clear overall
Viticulture and Sustainability
Vineyard: Various in the Gambellara Foothills
Location: Italy | Veneto | Gambellara
Description: This unique expression of the Garganega grape, grown volcanic soils and vinified minimally is just so much fun to drink! Nose of biscuits, and cut grass, lemon peel and almonds. Grilled apple, apricot, pear with great round acidity. Slightly cloudy to the eye but pours clear overall. Farmed biodynamically and zero messing around in the winery. A very good wine to feel good about consuming. Often!
Vine Age: 50-80 Years of Age
Altitude (meters): 75-150
Climate:
Cool Mediterranean
Soil: Calcareous
Sustainability Practices: biodynamic agriculture with the utmost respect of the terroir and the environment
Packaging
Type:
Glass
Size: 750ml
Closure: Stelvin
Lot Number:
LN22/RIVA
Universal Product Code (UPC):
8055112961024
European Article Number (EAN):
28055112961028
Quantity per Case:
12
Vinification
Fermentation:
Natural Yeasts in Stainless
Aging and Vessels:
1 year on lees (Stainless/Concrete)
Technical
ABV %: 11.5
Residual Sugal (g/L): 3
Sulphites (mg/L): <0.05
Total acidity level (g/L): 5.03
Volatile acidity level (g/L): 0.63
Wine Final pH: 3.6
About Menti Giovanni
Giovanni Menti S.S. is a 7.5 hectares wine farm located in Gambellara, Vicenza (Veneto Region), a very beautiful town halfway between Verona and Venice. The farm is currently run by Stefano Menti, a 4th generation “farmer” and winemaker.
Stefano along with his father Giovanni, together carry over a long lasting winemaking tradition and produce extremely enjoyable natural wines from Garganega and Durella grapes. Stefano and his father Giovanni are considered among the best Italian producers of natural sparkling and fizzy wines and they are committed to the highest quality of their products. They also produce a balsamic-sweet wine that is good beyond imagination: truly, a hidden gem.
