ALTO-ADIGE VALLE ISARCO GRUNER VELTLINER
VINEYARD: Steep mountain-side vineyard, lying on a stony soil rich in quartz and granite, covered by a thin overlay of reddish, iron-rich clay. 20 year old vines. 4.500 plants per Ha. 100% Gruner Veltliner.
WINEMAKING: The grapes are handpicked the last week of October, destemmed and crushed into a pneumatic press. The must ferments with ambient yeasts in stainless steel vats. At the end of the alcoholic fermentation the wine is racked into French oak tonneaux where it matures on the lees until september, when it’s bottled and released on the market.
| APPELLATION |
Alto-Adige Valle Isarco Doc Gruner Veltliner |
| VINTAGE |
2006 |
| GRAPE COMPOSITION |
100% Gruner Veltliner |
| TYPE |
White / Dry |
| VINEYARD | Terraced, steep mountain-side vineyard, 25 year old Pergola. 4.500 vines per Ha. 600 mts altitude. |
| SOIL |
Compact rocky soil rich in quartz and granite, covered by a thin overlay of reddish, iron-rich clay. |
| ALCOHOL |
13% |
| PRODUCTION |
1,500 bottles |
AWARDS |
Gambero Rosso 3 Glasses |
| TASTING NOTES |
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| WINE MAKING |
Gruner Veltliner grapes are hand-picked during the first ten days of October, destemmed and crushed into a pneumatic press. The resulting must ferments into stainless steel vats at controlled temperature with ambient yeasts, and it is then racked into French oak casks where it matures on the lees up until the end of the summer following the harvest. |
| FOOD MATCH |
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| Producer |
Garlider |
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| WINE REGION: |
 TRENTINO ALTO-ADIGE |
Fri, Jul 17, 2009
Organic Wines, Trentino