Nose
Balanced bouquet of pineapple and bananas.
Palate
Due to partially being aged in oaken casks, this wine is full-bodied, but elegant at the same time.
Growing Conditions
- Elevation of vineyards: 210 to 450 m.a.s.l.
- Hillside vineyards in Kurtatsch/Cortaccia - chalk gravel moraine soil
- Valley floor locations near Margreid - sandy alluvial soil
Harvest
The 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 and at 25% with malolactic fermentation in tonneau.
After blending, the assemblage spends another two more 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
Luminous pale yellow.
Food Pairing
Light starters, fish, seafood, poultry, white meat.