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CASA LOLA Production area Vigna del Lago, Lola estate, Imola Appellation Albana di Romagna D.O.C.G. Passito Grape variety 100% Albana di Romagna Altitude 140 metres Soil profile Silt-clay Traning system Capovolto (single-arched cane) and Guyot Vineyard density 5,500 vines/hectare Vineyard age 1994 Yield per vine 1,0 kg/vine with cluster thinning Harvest period owards the end of September, manual picking. 40-days drying in "fruttaio" (drying-loft) Vinification 12 hours cryomaceration, with fermentation in stainless steel Fermentation temperature 24° C. Malolactic fermentation No Average annual production 6,000 bottles of 500 ml Appearance Intense golden yellow Bouquet Dried and candied fruit, and floral notes of yellow rose petals and broom Palate Powerful, but velvety and invitingn, with notes of citrus zest and candied apricot Serving suggestion Tea biscuits, "Foss" cheese with herbed chestnut honey Awards 2 "Red Glasses" — Vini d’Italia Gambero Rosso Casa Lola vintage 2002 2 Glasses — Vini d’Italia Gambero Rosso Casa Lola vintages 2007, 2004, 2003, 2001, 2000 1 Glass — Vini d’Italia Gambero Rosso Casa Lola vintages 2005, 2006 Stephen Tanzer's IWC Casa Lola 2006: 92/100 4 Clusters — Duemiliavini — Italian Sommelier association Casa Lola 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 Guida Oro Veronelli Editore Casa Lola 2006 89/100, Casa Lola 2005 87/100, Casa Lola 2004 90/100, Casa Lola 2002 85/100 Notes When delicately dried, the albana grape marries together fragrances of tropical fruit and dried nuts. Its exceptional depth creates a bouquet of pure delight and the potential for many years of slow developement.