CABERNET 2003
Südtirol/Alto Adige DOC
Description:
Garnet red, with a fine bouquet of blackcurrants, blackberries, cranberries and black pepper. Full and broad on the palate with well-integrated tannins which give the wine force and structure. The rich full body with a good balance between ripe fruit and tannins emphasizes the long harmonious finish.
Serving suggestion:
An excellent accompaniment to pork, veal, or beef, lamb, poultry, game or gamebirds, as well as cheese.
Varieties: 95% Cabernet Sauvignon 5% Cabernet Carmenere
Vineyard location: South-southeast-facing vineyards in Kurtatsch (260 - 380 meters above sea level)
Soil: loamy moraine soil with high chalk content
Growing system: pergola and guyot; 3.500 - 7.000 vines / hectare
Yield: 70 hl / hectare
Age of vines: till 40 years
Vinification: Fermented in contact with the skins in stainless steel tanks, followed by malolactic fermentation in large wooden casks. 1/3 of the wine is aged in small oak barrels, the rest in large wooden casks.
Receptacles: stainless steel, large wooden casks and barriques
Alcohol content: 13,0% alc. by vol.
Total acidity: 4,9 g / litre
Residual sugars: 3,0 g / litre
Dry extrakt: 27,4 g / litre
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