Tramin Unterebner
Wine Description
This is not your typical Pinot Grigio. Made using hand-selected grapes from the Unterebner vineyard in Alto Adige, the wine is refined in large oak casks. After seven to eight months of lees contact, the resulting wine is rich, refined, and elegant.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Alto Adige DOC
Vineyard name
The Unterebner vineyard
Vineyard size
10 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous Clay-Loam
Training method
Pergola and Single-Guyot
Elevation:
1,320-1,815 feet
Vines/acre:
1,400-2,400
Yield/acre:
2 tons
Exposure:
Eastern / Southeastern / Southern
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:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Casks
Size of aging container:
40 HL
Type of oak:
French and Austrian
Length of aging before bottling:
7-8 months
Age of Aging Container:
One-Eight years
Length of bottle aging:
1 month
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.5
Acidity:
5.9 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Dry extract:
23.2 g/L
Residual sugar:
1.6 g/L
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