KIRCHLEITEN SAUVIGNON 2006 Südtirol/Alto Adige - DOC   Description: Brilliant yellow with green reflections, this wine shows an impressively broad and distinctive bouquet of nettles, elderberries, green peppers, sage and mint. A mineraly, elegant wine, it is nicely salty on the tongue with a juicy finish.   Serving suggestion: An especially good accompaniment to asparagus, it pairs quite well with seafood, poultry, pork or veal dishes.

Varietal:		100% Sauvignon
Vineyard location:		vineyards in Kurtatsch (330 – 600 m)
Soil composition:		gravely and sandy/loamy alluvial soils
Growing system:		guyot; - 7,500 vines / hectare
Yield:		65 hl / hectare
Age of wines:		till 25 years
Vinification:		skin contact (maceration) 4 – 6 hours; fermentation in stainless steel tanks between 20 – 21°C; 5 months on the fine lees in the tank.
Receptacles:		stainless steel
Alcohol content:		13.5% by vol.
Total acidity:		6.2 g / liter
Residual sugars:		3.1 g / liter

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