Tramin Unterebner
Wine Description
This wine is not your typical Pinot Grigio. Made from hand-selected grapes from the Unterebnerhof vineyard in Alto Adige, part of the wine (80%) is refined in large oak casks and the remaining is aged in barriques. After seven-eight months of lees contact, the resulting wine is incredibly rich, refined and elegant.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Alto Adige DOC
Vineyard name
Sella of Tramin/The Unterebnerhof vineyard
Vineyard size
10 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous clay, stones and limestone
Training method
Pergola and Guyot
Elevation:
1,320-1,815 feet
Vines/acre:
1,400 (Pergola) and 2,400 (Guyot)
Yield/acre:
2 tons
Exposure:
Southern/Southeastern/Eastern
Year vineyard planted:
1974-2004
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
1991
Bottles produced of this wine:
20,000
Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Pinot Grigio
Fermentation container:
Casks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
15 days
Fermentation temperature:
64-68 °F
Malolactic fermentation:
Partial
Type of aging container:
Casks and barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L and 40 HL
Type of oak:
French and Austrian oak
Length of aging before bottling:
7-8 months
Age of Aging Container:
1-8 years old
Length of bottle aging:
1 month
Analytical Data
Acidity:
5.7 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Residual sugar:
2.8 g/L