Unterganzner Alto Adige Cabernet Riserva DOC

UNTERGANZNER CABERNET RISERVA 'KAMPILL'

CHARACTERISTIC: Red wine, dry

DENOMINATION: Alto Adige DOC

VITIGNO: Cabernet Sauvignon in diversi biotipi e

GRAPE VARIETY: different clones of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc

TYPE OF SOIL: alluvial of porphyritic origin TRAINING SYSTEM: pergola and guyot - trained, with one fruit shoot / vine

CROPPING DENSITY: 6000 – 8000 vines / ha

AVERAGE AGE OF VINES: 20 years

VITICULTURAL INTERVENTIONS TO ENHANCE GRAPE QUALITY: 60% of the grapes have been thinned in July

HARVESTTIME: staggered, from the middle of October to the beginning of November

WINE MAKING PROCEDURES: grapes are de-stemmed and crushed; alcoholic fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature; maceration on the skins for about ten days

AGEING: malolactic fermenation; total maturation period in French oak barrels (50% of which have been used for the first time) between 15 and 18 months; filtered before bottling

COLOUR: very deep almost black in colour

AROMA: on the nose it combines red berries, ripe fruits, cassis and hay notes

FLAVOUR: on the palate it is a wine of great concentration, balanced and with smooth and velvety tannins