CASTEL TURMHOF
Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
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: 5.1 g / litre
Residual sugars: 2.6 g / litre
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