Casa Sabaino Nostralino Portofino Bianco 2014

Casa Sabaino Nostralino Portofino Bianco 2014 In the tradition of local Ligurian winemaking, Nostralino was created by blending together all the different grapes present in a single vineyard. Casa Sabaino’s Nostralino is produced exclusively from Vermentino and Bianchetta Genovese grapes that are hand-harvested using 20-kilograms baskets along the hills that face the Gulf of Tigullio, between Portofino and Sestri Levante. Once pressed, the Vermentino grape juice must undergo a maceration process at a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius for 24 hours, after which the clear must go on to undergo fermentation. The Bianchetta Genovese grapes, in contrast, are picked off the bunches, crushed and transported to temperature-controlled tanks where they undergo maceration in contact with the skins at a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius for 24-36 hours. The grapes then experience a soft pressing before undergoing fermentation. Once the primary fermentation process is complete, the two wines that h