Pinot Noir "Turmhof"
BLAUBURGUNDER / PINOT NERO
doc - SÜDTIROL / ALTO ADIGE
Description: ruby red with a deep garnet sheen, this wine has a delicate bouquet of blackberries, raspberries and cherries. It is smooth and full-bodied, showing balance and elegance on the palate, and has both youthful force and pedigree.
Food pairing: an excellent accompaniment to rabbit, lamb, game, game bird and hard cheese
Grape varieties: 100% Pinot Noir
Vineyard location: hillside vineyards in Graun near Kurtatsch (800 - 850 m a.s.l.) and in Montan (450 - 550 m a.s.l.)
Soil: chalk gravel moraine soil in Graun and loamy alluvial moraine soil in Montan
Growing system: guyot; 6,000 – 7,000 vines / hectare
Yield: 60 - 70 hl / hectare
Age of vines: up to 15 years
Vinification: fermentation and maceration in stainless steel tanks; malolactic fermentation and maturation in large oak casks and barriques for 8 months
Barrels: stainless steel tank, large oak cask, 70% barrique
Serving suggestions: 16 - 18 °C
Ageing potential: 5 - 7 years