Pinot Grigio 2005

Südtirol/Alto Adige - DOC

Description:

Light yellow to sandy-coloured in appearance, with an unobtrusive bouquet, and hints of pear and candied fruit. The strong harmonious structure emphasizes its dry full bodied taste and round 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% Pinot Grigio 

Vineyard location: Kurtatsch (Cortaccia), Margreid (Magrè) and Kurtinig (Cortina all'Adige)

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

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

Yield: 70 - 80 hl / hectare

Age of vines: till 35 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% alc. by vol.

Total acidity: 5,7 g / litre

Residual sugars: 2,6 g / litre

Dry extrakt: 22,3 g / litre