Gewürztraminer Kastelaz, Elena Walch

GEWÜRZTRAMINER KASTELAZ

Appellation

Alto Adige D.O.C.

Grape

100% Gewürztraminer

Vineyard details

Grown exclusively in the Kastelaz site above Tramin, where the variety originated, at an altitude of 350 metres above sea level. Vines are planted on a very steep slope with narrow terraces, trained on the guyot trellising system at a density of 7.500 plants per hectare. The soils are a mixture of chalk and clay and the vineyard has been a classic Gewürztraminer site for generations

Vinification

Very carefully selected, fully ripe grapes get selected, picked in two harvests. Before pressing, the crushed berries are cold macerated for 6 hours, after which the juice is clarified by refrigeration and natural sedimentation. Fermentation is activated using selected yeasts and the temperature is controlled at 18-C. The young wine remains on its lees for several months

Tasting notes

Our Gewürztraminer “Kastelaz” is a ripe, lush golden yellow color. Its bouquet is intensive, captivating and very complex with aromas of roses and litchis as well as dried fruits, with spicy notes of cinnamon and cloves and a touch of honey in the background. The wine is just as convincing and complex in the mouth: round and full, compact and creamy with harmonious freshness and structure as well as an aromatic finish. A wine with finesse and character

Residual sugar

7,0 g/L

Alcohol

15,00 % Vol

Aging

3-8 years

Total acidity

5,01 g/L