Alto-Adige Valle Isarco Doc Sylvaner

Fri, Jul 17, 2009

ALTO-ADIGE VALLE ISARCO SYLVANER

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. 30 year old vines. 4.500 plants per Ha. 100% Sylvaner.

WINEMAKING: The grapes are handpicked during the first week of October, destemmed and crushed into a pneumatic press. The resulting must is fermented into still white wine in stainless steel vats and then racked in acacia wood barrels where it matures on the lees until may, when it’s bottled and released on the market.

APPELLATION	Alto-Adige Valle Isarco Doc Sylvaner
VINTAGE	2006
GRAPE COMPOSITION	100% Sylvaner
TYPE	White / Dry
VINEYARD	Terraced, steep mountain-side vineyard, 25 to 30 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	5.000 bottles
AWARDS	Gambero Rosso 2 Glasses / Parker 89 points
TASTING NOTES
WINE MAKING	Sylvaner grapes are hand-picked during the last week of September, destemmed and crushed into a pneumatic press. The resulting must is fermented into stainless steel vats at controlled temperature, with ambient yeasts, and it is then racked into Acacia oak casks where it matures on the lees up until June following the harvest.
FOOD MATCH
Producer	Garlider
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WINE REGION:	TRENTINO ALTO-ADIGE