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Description: brilliant yellow with green reflections in colour, this Sauvignon blanc presents its nice bouquet of flintstone, elderflower, gooseberry, sage and mint. A minerally, elegant wine, nicely salty on the tongue with a juicy finish.

Food pairing: a suitable aperitif and an especially good accompaniment to asparagus, grilled vegetable, fish, goat cheese

Grape varieties: 100% Sauvignon Blanc 

Vineyard location: south-southeast-facing hillside vineyards in Kurtatsch (400 - 700 m a.s.l.), south-southwest-facing hilly sites in Völser Aicha (600 – 700 m a.s.l.)

Soil: chalk gravel moraine soil in Kurtatsch; sandy loamy moraine soil in Völs (Unteraicha)

Growing system: guyot; 6,000 – 7,000 vines / hectare

Yield: 45 - 55 hl / hectare

Vinification: after 6 – 8 hours of maceration of the grapes, fermentation at a constant temperature of 20 °C in stainless steel tanks; maturation on the fine lees for 6 months; 30% fermented and aged in large oak casks on the lees

Barrels: stainless steel tank, large oak cask; concrete vat

Serving suggestion: 10 – 12 °C

Ageing potential: 5 - 7 years

Wine sheet (pdf)