GewÃŒrztraminer - 2022 - Muri-Gries Winery

Deion: 
This Gewürztraminer is pale gold in color. It has an elegant aroma that is typical of the variety, with rose petals and carnations, and is slightly smoky on the nose. On the palate it has an accessible structure and is elegant and full, youthful and quaffable and aromatic with a fine finish. 

Grape variety: 
Gewürztraminer - South Tyrol DOC. 

Production area: 
The grapes for this Gewürztraminer are grown at an altitude of approx. 400 m on loamy chalk gravel soils in the vineyards of Appiano, Caldaro and Bolzano.

Vinification: 
After temperature-controlled fermentation of the must in stainless steel tanks at 19°C for one week, the wine is aged in stainless steel. 

Food pairing: 
Best enjoyed well chilled with raw fish, boiled beef and root vegetables and aromatic wok dishes. 

Serving temperature: 
12 - 14°C. 

Ageing potential: 
3 - 5 years. 

Bottle to: 
750 ml - 75 cl - 0.75 lt. 

Allergens: 
Wine can contain sulphites. 

Producer: 
Wine Estate Monastery Cellar Muri-Gries 
In 2021 the Benedictines moved Muri in Switzerland to Gries in South Tyrol, where the order took over the Augustinian monastery. In so doing, they inherited a long tradition of wine-growing, which they nurtured in the spirit of a symbiosis of monastery, winery and estate that is still very much in evidence today. The result, in the 21st century, is a range of top-quality wines MURI-GRIES like the Abtei Muri line, which has been produced selected grapes the very best sites since 1989. The MURI-GRIES wine estate comprises 35 hectares of vineyards in excellent locations in and around Bolzano and Appiano. The monastery vineyards offer an outstanding terroir, combining excellent soils with a highly favourable climate.

Alcoholic content: 12.00 %