Alessandri Massimo
Pigato Riviera Ligure Ponente Costa de Vigne 2025
| Denomination | DOC Riviera Ligure di Ponente Pigato |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Liguria (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Pigato |
| Aging | 6 months ageing on the lees; 1 month bottle ageing. |
- Grape variety and alcohol content: Still dry white from Pigato 2025, 14% ABV
- Regional origin: Costa de Vigne vineyard in Ranzo (Imperia), altitude 300–450 metres
- Winemaking process: Cold static settling and 10 days fermentation at 16–19 °C
- Preserved freshness: No malolactic fermentation, lively and elegant character
- Ageing and storage: 6 months on the lees plus 1 month in the bottle; longevity up to 10 years
Description
Style of wine
The Pigato Riviera Ligure di Ponente Costa de Vigne is a dry still white wine produced by Massimo Alessandri. This expression of the Pigato grape variety offers a fresh, elegant sip with a solid structure. The decision to avoid malolactic fermentation preserves the vivacity of the flavour profile intact. Thanks to careful ageing on the lees, the wine develops a defined texture and decisive stability. These qualities ensure an ageing potential of up to ten years, offering a clean glass capable of gaining new and fascinating nuances over time.
Origin
This wine originates from the Costa de Vigne vineyard in Ranzo, in the hinterland of Imperia. The vines, situated at an altitude between 300 and 450 metres, benefit from south, east, and west exposures, ensuring progressive ripening of the bunches. The plants, trained in simple Guyot, root in moderately deep, clayey soil, characterised by reddish shades due to the presence of iron and aluminium oxides. This composition gives the wine excellent persistence on the palate. Rigorous agronomic management balances freshness and intensity, hallmarks of the Riviera Ligure di Ponente.
Production process
The harvest takes place in September. After destemming and crushing, the must undergoes static cold clarification. Fermentation continues for ten days at a controlled temperature between 16 and 19 degrees, using selected yeasts. The production process excludes malolactic fermentation to preserve the freshness of the fruit. The wine then matures for six months in contact with the lees, enriching the flavour structure and overall stability. Before bottling, the wine undergoes natural clarification and completes its journey with a final month of resting.
Tasting notes
Color
Taste
Serve at:
12 - 14 °C
Longevity:
03 - 05 years
- Start up year: 1996
- Oenologist: Walter Bonetti
- Bottles produced: 30.000
- Hectares: 6
The vines are all grown using the Guyot method on a seven-hectare plot at an altitude of 280 to 400 metres above sea level.
For a long time this area has been known for the cultivation of vineyards bravely placed between the mountains and the sea, favoured by the mild climate and the many precious days of sunshine. Moreover, the composition of the soil, calcareous-clayey, is able to provide the grapes with all the nutrients and minerals they need.
On this morphologically complex land, Massimo Alessandri works and produces wines that have experienced such extraordinary growth that he is himself considered one of the most reliable vigneron in the region, pursuing the highest standards of grape quality with passion and dedication.
Harvest after harvest, Massimo Alessandri harvests grapes that are healthy, pure and rich in every tiny organoleptic trace. The result is fresh, pure and elegant wines that speak of tradition, generous and tenacious wines that tell of the true Ligurian soul.
The cellar is equipped with the most up-to-date winemaking technology, used with the utmost respect for the most historic and solid local traditions. Before refining in the bottle, the maturation of the grapes for some types of wine, such as Viorus, Seiana and Ligustico, takes place in 600-litre French oak barrels; while for others, such as Vermentino and Pigato, the most modern temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks are used. Read more
| Name | Alessandri Pigato Riviera Ligure Ponente Costa de Vigne 2025 |
|---|---|
| Type | White still |
| Denomination | Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC |
| Vintage | 2025 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Pigato |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Vendor | Alessandri Massimo |
| Origin | Ranzo (Imperia), Liguria |
| Soil composition | Moderately deep with moderate coarse fragments, a reddish clay fraction due to the presence of iron and aluminium oxides. |
| Cultivation system | Single Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | Six thousand, three hundred |
| Yield per hectare | 8,100 kg/ha |
| Harvest | September |
| Fermentation temperature | 16 to 19 °C |
| Fermentation | 10 days |
| Production technique | Cold static settling |
| Wine making | Destemming and crushing, cold static settling; fermentation with selected yeasts (16–19 °C for approximately 10 days); malolactic fermentation not carried out; ageing for 6 months on the lees, natural clarification and ageing in the bottle for 1 month. |
| Aging | 6 months ageing on the lees; 1 month bottle ageing. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |