Essentia

A selection of pure verdicchio grapes, grown in a special terroir that gives the wine freshness and minerality, gives life to this classic method sparkling wine that ages for a long time in the quiet of the caves of the Tenuta Piano di Rustano: this is how Essentia is born

Essentia: a special wine

Essentia is born at the precise moment when honey is added to the fermenting must. From that moment on, the yeasts, the protagonists of alcoholic fermentation, feed indiscriminately on the sugars present in both the must and the honey. This changes all the notes of the malvasia wine, which is enriched with the extraordinary variety of aromas and scents of wildflower honey, also harvested on the Tenuta Piano di Rustano. The final product, dry but with light honey notes in the aftertaste, complex and unique because it is patent protected, is the excellence of the Tenuta Piano di Rustano. Essentia data sheet: Production area: Rustano, Municipality of Castelraimondo (Macerata) Soil: hilly, medium-textured, tending towards clay with the presence of limestone Grape variety: 100% Malvasia Bianca di Candia Training system: double inverted Harvest: first ten days of October Vinification: soft pressing of whole clusters, fermentation at controlled temperature in stainless steel with the addition of honey halfway through the fermentation process Ageing: 18 months in stainless steel, 2 of which on the lees Bottle ageing: 12 months Total acidity: 5.20 g/l Residual sugar: 8 g/l Alcohol content: 14.5% vol