The Cantina Valle Isarco winery has focused on the cultivation of this noble variety only recently. Controlled production allows the production of a fruity, very elegant wine that has made it the king of white wines.
GRAPE VARIETY: Riesling
SUPPORT SYSTEM Guyot
AVERAGE YIELD 75 q/ha
FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2003
MEAN ANNUAL OUTPUT 8,000 bottles
AGEING CAPACITY 4–5 years
PRODUCTION AREA Chiusa, Bressanone
ALTITUDE 500 m
VINTAGE TIME mid October, hand–picked
CHARACTERISTICS elegant, dry white wine
COLOUR from greenish–yellow to light yellow
NOSE intense, delicate with scents of peach, apricot and quince
TASTE fresh, fine, spiced, vivacious
SERVING TEMPERATURE 10–12 °C
MATCHINGS light hors d’oeuvres, fish; ideal as an aperitif