Sonnrain Cuvée Piwi 2020 - 12,5% vol. Hof Gandberg Bio Thomas Niedermayr Winery

Description:
When you hold a glass of T.N. 99 in your hand, you have a wine with a bright straw-yellow colour. Its bouquet is well-structured, with scents of nutmeg, gooseberry and  a light perfume of roses, green apple and tropical fruit. Its aroma spectrum is transferred to the palate, which is why the PIWI Cuvèe has such a highly impressive freshness and persistence. 

Grape variety:
60% Solaris, 20% Muscaris e 20% Vite Fr. 50/64. :  With great conviction Thomas Niedermayr work mainly with PIWI varieties, that is to say fungus-resistant vine varieties. Since they are able to withstand specific diseases, it is possible to almost completely avoid using fungicides. To our mind, this is the only possible true wine-making method. The main variety contained in the T.N. 99 is called  Solaris Solaris; its vines were planted in 1999. This composition is completed by the aromatic varieties Muscaris and ''Fr. 50/64''. 

Production area:
The grapes are grown on the ''Maso Gandberg'' farm, located along the wine route in the municipality of Appiano, specifically in a place called Monte, 520 metres above sea level, at the foot of Mount Ganda to the East. The soil there is rocky, strongly calcareous, deep and clayey. 

Vinification:
The aging process took place in small stainless steel vats, with the grapes left to ferment spontaneously, using the natural yeast flora from their vineyard. After the fermentation process, all the wines were assembled in the T.N.99 Sonnrain Cuvèe and continued their aging on yeasts. This nectar was bottled in July and it has been available starting from September. 

Matching:
Pasta dishes with vegetables, vegetable risotto, seafood risotto, sushi & sashimi, white meat stew.

Serving temperature:
12 - 14°C. 

Ageing potential:
more than 10 years. 

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

Allergens: 
Wine can contain sulphites. 

Producer: 
Hof Gandberg organic Winery 
For Thomas Niedermayr the process begins at the source. In the soil. With Mother Nature herself. Only healthy and living soil can produce robust and vigorous plants. Walking around Hof Gandberg, you come across Indian runner ducks, chickens, lovingly planted beds teeming with vegetables and herbs and a proliferation of plants between the vines. Every plant here is literally crying out biodiversity! And you can feel it, too. he vineyards located around the farm at 500 to 530 metres above sea level are influenced by the specific climate of the 'Ice Holes' and by 'Gandberg', which stands out as an impressive rock formation in the background. This means that the wines growing here are distinct thanks to their striking freshness and vivacity. PIWI varieties mean that chemicals and artificial substances can be dispensed with. And experience, empathy and passion mean that nature is allowed free range.

Tenuta Bio Hof Gandberg - Fam. Niedermayr 
Strada Castel Palù 1 
IT - 39057 Appiano sulla strada del vino (BZ) 
info@thomas-niedermayr.com 
www.thomas-niedermayr.com