Tiefenbrunner Turmhof Blauburgunder
Wine Description
Looking out from the Turmhof Castle at the cascading fields of vineyards, one sees acres upon acres of white grapes. From these many vineyards come only a handful of reds. This Pinot Nero (Pinot Noir) is harvested and vinified with care before being aged in both barriques and barrels.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Alto Adige DOC
Vineyard size
6 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous, Silt, Sand, Gravel, and Clay-Loam
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
1,470-3,200 feet
Vines/acre:
2,400-2,800
Yield/acre:
4 tons
Exposure:
Eastern / Southeastern / Southern / Western
Year vineyard planted:
1997 and later
Harvest time:
Beginning of September to mid of October
First vintage of this wine:
2007
Bottles produced of this wine:
32,000
Average Vine Age:
13
Winemaking & Aging
Time on its skins:
12 days
Maceration length:
10
Varietal composition:
100% Pinot Noir
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
12 days
Fermentation temperature:
79-86 °F
Maceration technique:
Punchdown and Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
Full
Fining agent:
Vegan
Type of aging container:
Barriques and Barrels
Size of aging container:
2.25 to 40 hl
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
8 months
Age of Aging Container:
New-Three years
Length of bottle aging:
4 months
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.52
Acidity:
5.4 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Dry extract:
29.7 g/L
Residual sugar:
1.2 g/L
Wine Production
Fermentation on the skins in stainless steel tanks is followed by malolactic fermentation, then the wine ages for another eight months in large wooden casks and small wooden barrels.