La Contessa 2023 - 13% vol. Manincor Bio Winery

Description: 
Full yellow with green reflexes. The nose is characterised by an aroma of apple, apricot and a hint of sage; tightly-knit, elegant and mellow on the palate with refreshing acidity on the finish. 

Grape variety: 
51% Pinot Blanc, 31% Chardonnay, 18% Sauvignon Blanc (Terlano) - South Tyrol Terlano DOC 

Production area: 
Two-thirds of the grapes come from the ''Lieben Aich'' site at Terlan and one third from the ''Campan'' vineyard at Kaltern. The Lieben Aich vineyard at Terlan is on a warm, west-facing slope at an altitude of 300m above sea level where the soil is well-drained consisting of sand and clay with a bedrock of eroded porphyry. Kaltern Campan is a cool, east-facing mountainside site at an altitude of 500m above sea level where the soils are rich with clay and morainal deposits. 

Vinification: 
Grapes were de-stemmed and left to macerate in the press for six hours to leach out aroma substances and body from the skins. Fermentation was done in oak barrels in part using yeasts naturally occurring in the vineyard. The young wine was subsequently matured on the fine lees for six months to enable the aroma and flavour to develop. 

Matching: 
Enjoy with first courses, fish and white meat dishes. 

Serving temperature: 
10 - 12°C. 

Ageing potential: 
more than 5 years. 

Bottle to: 
750 ml - 75 cl - 0,75 lt. 

Allergens: 
Wine can contain sulphites. 

Producer: 
Manincor Organic Winery 
The 400 year-old wine estate, carefully and prudently extended by the wine cellar built beneath the vines and hardly noticeable from above, epitomises today the tradition and aspirations of a superior wine culture. 
When Count Michael Goëss-Enzenberg took over Manincor from his uncle in 1991 the estate’s grape production was highly in demand, though it had no winery of its own and the grapes from its top sites were sold to the Kaltern and Terlan Wine-growers’ Cooperative Cellars. This soon changed. The aim was to produce top quality grapes and transform them into superlative wines in an immediately recognisable Manincor style. 
Efforts initially went into the work in the vineyards, quality was increased by reducing yield per vine and eventually vineyard husbandry was carried out along more natural lines. Finally in 1996 the estate was able to begin crushing the grape production in a cellar of its own. 
The Enzenberg family has been involved with the topic of biodynamics from the start. 2006 was the first year in which all the vineyards were cultivated on biodynamic lines, and since 2009 the entire estate has been legally certified as 100% biodynamic. 
Count Michael Goëss-Enzenberg on the estate’s philosophy: „… Our mission to achieve the highest natural quality also involves a quest to find for the best possible means down to the tiniest detail. Manincor’s wines should be characterised by elegance and finesse, underpinned by impressive structure and backbone." 

Manincor - Fam. Enzenberg 
St. Josef am See 4 
IT - 39052 Kaltern am See (BZ) 
info@manincor.com 
www.manincor.com