Light and easy drinking, accentuated fruit and discreet toasted almond on the finish.
Deion: Once the Vernatsch grapes become fully ripe in these sun-drenched sites the grape stalks become reddish in colour and local growers call them "Roatfiassler" ("red-legged") in the local dialect. Hence the name. Bright ruby in colour, intensely fruity on the nose reminiscent of summer berry fruits and cherry; mellow on the palate with supple tannins, mild but refreshing acidity and attractive bitterness on the finish.
Food Choices: An ideal partner for full-flavoured starters, meaty fish and pasta dishes, pork and poultry, cold cuts of meat - especially speck -, salami and mild cheeses.
Grape Variety: 100% Vernatsch (aka Schiava) old pergola trained vines.
Sites: Schreckbichl / Girlan; hillside vineyards at altitudes between 410-440 m; soils are mainly morainal with sand and eroded porphyry.
Yield: 78 hl/ha
Winemaking: The crushed grapes are fermented with the skins in stainless steel tanks with subsequent malolactic fermentation. The new wine is matured in tank on the fine lees for four months.
Allergic-Info: This wine can contain sulfites
Alcoholic content: 13.00 %
Olive Oil Extra Virgin BIO COSTA RIPARO 500 ml. - Azienda Agraria Viola
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You look around and you wonder if it is the earth or the stone that takes care of these age old olive trees. Plants that grow on stony calcareous soil with good drainage at a perfect cultivation altitude; small-sized and low yielding, they are cared for and touched only by human hands. It can be used in many recipes: for sauteed creamy pasta and rice dishes, tuna marinade, shellfish au gratin and vegetable soup. Ideal with grilled radicchio, pinzimonio, artichoke salad with parmesan slivers, meat sauce and fishfry.
Winemaking: Guyot system. Harvested by hand in mid-September, just when the ripe grapes are turning color. Soft pressed - Brought to cold temperature to allow a separation of the sediment. Fermented and matured on the yeasts for 6 months in cement vats with the exception of 20% of the Friulano which is kept in 10 year old tonneaux for 6 months.
Growing in the best-known Vernatsch area on the outskirts of Bozen, our St. Magdalener features aromas of cherry, red berries and lightly toasted almond. The powerful fruity bouquet, elegant structure, freshness and fine-grained tannins characterize this local hero. It accompanies flavorful South Tyrolean dishes, game, rabbit and braised meats brilliantly.
