Pale straw yellow; intense, varietal aromatics of lychees and rose petals;full-bodied in the mouth, flaunting considerable aromatic finesse and very long length.
Food matchings
Exciting as an aperitif, and delicious with salty or slightly sweet appetizers, but also a fine partner for pasta and rice dishes with full-flavoured or slightly sweetish (pumpkin or onion-based) sauces.Stunning with ethnic food.
Gewürztraminer Alto Adige D.O.C.
Soil types
Clay and limestone with significant fractions of pebbles and organic matter
Elevation
300-500 metres above sea level
Grape
Gewürztraminer
Training system
Overhead trellis and vertical trellis
Planting density
3,500 vines per hectare for overhead trellis; 6,000 vines per hectare for vertical trellis
Harvest period
Mid to late September
Alcohol content
13% vol.
Serving temperature
10-12 °C.
Recommended glass
Medium-sized tulip-shaped, narrowing towards the rim
