Alois Lageder - 'Haberle' Pinot Bianco 2018

NZD$42.00
(No reviews yet)
Current Stock:
Adding to cart… The item has been added

Description:  clear, bright straw-yellow with a green shimmer; slightly aromatic - 

fruity (pear, apple, peach), mineral, medium-bodied, elegant, linear, fresh, lively

Best to be consumed: 2-5 years

Suggested food: asparagus, all kinds of seafood, white meat and poultry

Origin: Tirolo next to Merano, Pochi and Penone

Altitude: 350 to 520 metres above sea level

Stony, sandy soils with content of limestone

Age of vines: 23 - 51 years

Harvested: 5 - 6 September 2018

Vinification: Fermentation: temperature controlled, in stainless steel tanks

Maturation: on the lees, partly in stainless steel tanks and partly in large casks (approximately 9 months)

Alcohol: 11.5 % by vol.

Acidity: 5.3 g/litre


--------THE PRODUCER--------

Alois Lageder

IN HARMONY WITH NATURE

The Alois Lageder winery in Alto Adige comprises fifty-five hectares of the family's own vineyards, which are managed on the basis of biodynamic principles. Our holistic approach is reflected in our wine-growing activities, our long-standing relationships with numerous grape growers and our ambition to create awareness for an agriculture that is in tune with nature.

--------THE GRAPE--------

Pinot Bianco/Pinot Blanc/Weissburgunder

 

--------THE REGION--------

Alto Adige

Veneto is a region in the northeast of Italy. It is the region behind the famous red wines of Valpolicella. The wines of Valpolicella are made in a range of styles from dry and light (Valpolicella Superiore) to medium bodied and complex (Valpolicella Ripasso) to the fullest bodied red (Amarone della Valpolicella) and a sweet red made in a passito style (Recioto della Valpolicella). It is also the home to the sparkling wines of Prosecco.