Gewürztraminer „Castel Turmhof“ 2008
ALTO ADIGE / SÜDTIROL - DOC
Wine description:
Bright yellow to gold in hue, with a broad spectrum of aromas, including rose petals, honey and nutmeg. A fabulous wine which is just as rewarding to drink today as it will be after many years in the cellar.
Serving suggestion:
This wine pairs exceptionally well with all sorts of seafood.
Varietal: 100% Gewürztraminer
Vineyard location: vineyards in Kurtatsch
Soil composition: chalk gravel moraine and loamy alluvial moraine soil
Growing system: guyot and pergola; 7,500 – 3,500 vines / hectare
Yield: 55 hl / hectare
Age of wines: till 30 years
Vinification: skin contact (maceration) 6 – 8 hours; fermentation in stainless steel tanks between 20 – 21°C.; 6 months on the fine lees in the tank.
Receptacles: stainless steel
Alcohol content: 14.5% by vol.
Total acidity: 5.1 g / liter
Residual sugars: 5.6 g / liter | 
