CASTEL TURMHOF

Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

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: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Vineyard location: South-southeast-facing vineyards in Kurtatsch (260 – 380 meters above sea level)

Soil:&chalk gravel moraine soil

Growing system: guyot; – 7,000 vines / hectare

Yield: 50 hl / hectare

Age of vines: till till 15 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: 13,5% alc. by vol.

Total acidity: 5,2 g / litre

Residual sugars: 2,5 g / litre