Pinot Bianco 2006

WEISSBURGUNDER

Südtirol/Alto Adige - DOC

Description:

This youthfully fresh wine makes an elegant impression. Clear, bright yellow in colour, its nose exhibits fine floral and fruit aromas: hints of apple and tropical fruit are prevalent in the bouquet. An agreeable, fresh acidity accompanies this mineral wine through its fine harmonious finish.

Serving suggestion:

This white wine makes a good companion to all sorts of appetizers, as well as asparagus dishes, seafood, poultry, pork or veal.

Varieties: 100% Binot Bianco (Blanc) 

Vineyard location: Kurtatsch (Cortaccia) and Margreid (Magrè)

Soil: chalk gravel moraine soil in the hills in Kurtatsch, sandy alluvial soil in the area of Margreid

Growing system: pergola and guyot; 3.500 - 7.000 vines / hectare

Yield: 70 - 80 hl / hectare

Age of vines: till 30 years

Vinification: fermentation in stainless steel tanks between 20 - 21° C; till the bottling 4 months on the fine lees in the tank aged

Receptacles: stainless steel

Alcohol content: 13.0% by vol.

Total acidity: 6.4 g / litre

Residual sugars: 2.6 g / litre