ROJAC Aurelia NV

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Technical Information
Attribute Description
Location Baredi, Slovenska Istra, Slovenia
Vineyard(s) Stena
Grape Variety(ies) Istrian Muscat, Moscato Giallo, and Moscato Bianco
Appellation ZGP, Controlled Geographic Origin
Expositions Slope; South East
Altitude Stena: 200 m
Soil Eocene flysch, originating from sea sediments with layers of limestone
Training System Single guyot
Plants Density (average) 4000 vines/ha (2.2 m x 0.8 m)
Year(s) the Vines Were Planted 1980 - 1985
Yield per Plant/Ha (average) 1 kg/vine, 4000 kg/ha
Harvest Period Second week of September, manual harvesting
Air Drying and Pressing Selected grapes are air dried on nets until January where they lose more than 90% of weight and resemble to raisins (passito style); dried grapes are pressed with a manual hydraulic wine press
Fermentation Casks Fermentation in small neutral oak barrels
Fermentation Temperature Not controlled, around 22 °C with a maximum of 28 °C
Maceration None
Employed Yeasts Spontaneous fermentation, no cultivated yeasts added (Natural)
Barrel Ageing 60 months in small neutral oak barrels, no racking/soutirage; bottled in February 2011 using the moon calendar/at the right moon phase
Wood for Barrels’ Origin French
Fining and/or Filtration Self-fining in barrel, no filtration
Alcohol by Volume 11% vol
Biological or Biodynamical Cultivation Certified biological farming, some biodynamic operations
First Vintage Bottled 2000
Ageing Potential 20 years
Serving Temperature 14 – 16 °C