Gewuerztraminer late harvest EPOKALE (only on request) 2015 - 12,5% vol. Winery Termeno

Description: 
Gleaming, intense golden yellow color. Intensive and impressive aroma; rose petals, lavender, ripe exotic yellow fruits, honeydew, mango, passion fruit, peach, lychee; spicy notes of dried herbs: cloves, sage, ginger, saffron, cinnamon and nutmeg. Strong showing, very elegant and graceful on the palate, enormous depth, deeply aromatic, rich in content and essence but with delicately flavored succulence and salty minerality. Highly refined residual sweetness in harmony with mild acidity, a nearly endless finish. 

Grape variety: 
Gewuerztraminer - Alto Adige DOC 

Production area: 
Two plots near Maso Nussbaumer. Altitude: 420 - 440m. Soil: calciferous gravel with loam on porphyry bedrock. Age of the vines: oldest Guyot-vines, from over 20 years till nearly 30 years. Slope exposure: southeast. Climate: extreme interplay of sunny days influenced by the Mediterranean climate and the cool nights marked by the cold downslope winds from the surrounding mountains. 

Vinification: 
The grapes are harvested by hand into small bins, with careful attention to every berry, and gently pressed after a short period of maceration. After destemming and compaction, a short period of maceration at low temperature follows, then gentle pressing. Fermentation takes place slowly, for more than 4 weeks at a controlled temperature of 18°C, before the fermentation is stopped by cooling to 5°C for 10 days. The wine is then transferred into small stainless steel tanks. 

Food pairing: 
ideal opponent to spicy dishes, its blossom aromas harmonize with seafood and grilled fish, fabulous with white meat or dishes replete with substantial herbs or spices, like game with pear, cranberry jam and alpine herbs. Perfect with smear-ripened cheeses such as Taleggio, Remoudou, Munster or Appenzeller; last but not least, it goes well with the typical, not-too-sweet desserts of the Alps, like apple strudel with cinnamon, apricot or prune tart and Kaiserschmarrn. 

Serving temperature: 
12 - 14°C. 

Ageing potential: 
more than 15 years. 

Residual sugar: 
approx. 50 - 55 g/lt. 

Bottle to: 
750ml - 75cl - 0,75 lt. 

Allergens: 
Wine can contain sulphites. 

Producer: 
Tramin Winery 
The Tramin growers’ co-operative was founded in 1898, today is counted among the leading wineries of Italy. The strong contrast between hot days and cool night time temperatures develops floral and exotic aromas, spice, body and weight but with a firm backbone of acidity making them extremely elegant. 

Cantina Tramin 
Strada del Vino 144 
IT - 39040 Termeno sulla strada del Vino (BZ) 
info@cantinatramin.it 
www.cantinatramin.it