Nose
Fine fruity sweetness and fragrance notes that evoke quinces, dried fruit, delicate rose petals and dried flowers.
Palate
A concentrated, sweet and subtle honey taste develops on
the palate.
Growing Conditions
- elevation of vineyards: 400 m.a.s.l.
- hillside vineyard in Kurtatsch/Cortaccia - chalk gravel moraine soil
Harvest
The grapes are harvested by hand in December, when the berries are finely covered with ‘Botrytis cinerea’, the prized noble rot that causes a natural concentration of the juice.
Winemaking
Fermentation occurs very slowly over a two-month period in small oaken barrels. The young wine lies there for some eleven months and ages for another year in the bottle.
Aging
- 2 months fermentation in small oaken barrels (barrique)
- 11 months maturation in small oaken barrels (barrique)
- 12 months maturation in bottle
Appearance
Golden, almost amber color.
Food Pairing
Blue cheese, desserts, goose liver pâté.