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Cabernet Sauvignon „Castel Turmhof“ 2008
ALTO ADIGE - SÜDTIROL /DOC
Wine 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.
Grape 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: | 65 hl / hectare |
Age of wines: | till 16 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% by vol. |
Total acidity: | 5.1 g / litre |
Residual sugars: | 3.2 g / litre |
