Unterganzner St. Magdalena Classic
CHARACTERISTIC: Red Wine, dry
DENOMINATION: Alto Adige DOC
GRAPE VARIETY: Schiava piccola, Schiava grossa, Lagrein, Moscato Rosa
TYPE OF SOIL: porphyritic and gravelly of moreinic origin
TRAINING SYSTEM: pergola - trained with one fruit shoot / vine
CROPPING DENSITY: 6000 – 8500 vines / ha AVERAGE AGE OF VINES: 20 years
VITICULTURAL INTERVENTIONS TO ENHANCE GRAPE QUALITY: 50% of the grapes are thinned in July; (bunches are halved)
HARVESTTIME: from the beginning to the end of October
WINE MAKING PROCEDURES: grapes are de-stemmed and crushed; alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature; maceration on the skins for about seven days
AGEING: malolactic fermentation and maturation in small and medium oak barrels
COLOUR: intense ruby coloured wine
AROMA: on the nose it combines almond and ripe fruit notes integrated with hints of violet
FLAVOUR: delicate full bodied wine with silky tannins
PRODUCED AND BOTTLED BY: Josephus Mayr - Erbhof Unterganzner - Cardano/Bolzano - Italia