Müller Thurgau – Trentino DOC organic 2020

MÜLLER THURGAU 2020
TRENTINO DOC ORGANIC

The Campi Alti vineyards at higher altitudes are where this wine starts out.

VINEYARD CHARACTERISTICS

Seasonal performance 2020 was a normal year in this sense, with an average winter and a slight warmer spring than usual. These higher temperatures enabled a slightly earlier bud break. Harvest time, on the other hand, was characterised by abundant rainfall and high humidity, calling for heavy intervention and inspections in the vineyard to assess the best moment to pick the grapes. The work carried out by partners and technicians ensured that the grapes arrived healthy and well-ripened in the cellars.
Production area Alto Tennese.
Grape variety used 100% Müller Thurgau.
Type of terrain Medium texture, verging on calcareous.
Training system Guyot.
Production Approximately 9,000 kilos of grapes per hectare.

VINIFICATION AND AGEING

Harvest On 15 September, with the grapes carefully selected by hand during the coolest time of day (morning) and transported to the cellar in small containers.
Vinification The grapes were stripped and crushed and then cooled to about 10 °C (50 °F). This was followed by pre-fermentation maceration on the skins for 4-5 hours in the press, and soft crushing. Crushing was then followed by about 10 days of cold stabulation of the must before decanting. Alcoholic fermentation took 8-9 days, in steel tanks at a temperature of about 17 °C (62 °F).
Ageing Following the alcoholic fermentation, the wine was also aged in stainless steel tanks on the finest lees suspended by weekly batonnage, in order to give the wine greater complexity and volume. The oak-aged wine also underwent malolactic fermentation. At the end of April, the wine was stabilised and prepared for bottling, which took place on 5 May 2021. 3,518 bottles were produced. This was followed by a suitable period of ageing in glass.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS

Colour Straw yellow in colour with finely lustrous young greenish hues.
Aroma Good intensity and extreme elegance for a multi-facetted, variegated bouquet that immediately reveals notes of exotic fruit ad grapefruit, then more floral hints of hawthorn and elderflower and the delicately grassy notes of sage and nettle with the mineral qualities of flint stone.
Flavour Consistent with its aroma, delicately structured with perfectly balanced taste thanks to its fresh tangy notes. With lengthy aromatic persistence, it should be drunk young and may maintain its characteristics for a couple of years.

ANALYTICAL DATA

Alcohol content 12,90% vol.
Sugars 1,8 g/l (glucose and fructose).
Dry extract 19,4 g/l.
Total acidity 5,96 g/l.
pH 3,22.
Contains sulphites.

PAIRINGS

• Aperitif accompanied by fish finger food.
• Fillet of lake fish with aromatic herbs.
• Vegetable lasagne with soft melted cheese.

SERVING TEMPERATURE

Serve at 10 °C, in medium-width glasses.

STORAGE CONDITIONS

Keep in a cool place, away from the light and sources of heat. Always store the bottle lying down.

AGEING POTENTIAL

3 years.