Nose
Intensively flowery bouquet, with numerous fruity fragrance notes recalling ripe apples.
Palate
It is fullbodied and finely proportioned, with a long-lasting finish. The taste is pleasantly dry, fine and velvety with a lively freshness.
Growing Conditions
- elevation of vineyards: 210 to 600 m.a.s.l.
- locations to the south of Margreid/Magrè - sandy alluvial soil
- hillside vineyards in Kurtatsch/Cortaccia - chalk gravel moraine soil
Harvest
Grapes are harvested by hand.
Winemaking
Fermentation and aging for ten months at 50% in large oak under regular batonnage, at 25% in concrete vats on and at 25% with malolactic fermentation in tonneau. After blending, the assemblage spends another two months in concrete vats. Finally, the wine is allowed to mature additional five months in the bottle.
Aging
- for 10 months:
50% in large oak casks
25% in tonneau barrels
25% in concrete vats
- 2 months in concrete vats
- 5 months maturation in bottle
Appearance
Greenish-yellow in color.
Food Pairing
Aperitif! Pasta/noodles, rice dishes, fish, poultry