Gewürztraminer Lafoa 2021/22 - 14,5% vol. Colterenzio Winery

Description: 
Full yellow in colour; a deliciously intensely aromatic and floral bouquet with hints of honey and ginger and a flavour of lychees; full-bodied, luscious but dry, the opulence cut by vibrant, firm acidity. 

Grape variety: 
Gewürztraminer - South Tyrol DOC 

Production area: 
Selected vineyards at altitudes of 450-550 metres a.s.l.; gravelly, sandy and in some areas loamy with calcium carbonate deposits. 

Vinification: 
The de-stemmed, crushed grapes are cold-macerated and gently pressed. The juice ferments in stainless-steel tanks at 18°C. The young wine refines on its fine lees for 12 months and further 6 months in bottles before release. 

Food pairing: 
A great favourite at parties and for social drinking, it makes an excellent partner for Chinese and Thai cuisine, creamy Indian curries, foie-gras,duck,lobsterorcrayfish,as well as blue cheeses such as gorgonzola and stilton. 

Serving temperature: 
10 - 12°C. 

Ageing potential: 
more than 8 years. 

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

Allergens: 
wine can contain sulphites. 

Producer: 
Colterenzio Winery 
Founded in 1960, the Colterenzio winery is one of the youngest winegrowers’ cooperative in Alto Adige. In 1960, 28 winegrowers left the historical Cornaiano winery based in the same little village to found their own winery – and named it after the hamlet they came from: Schreckbichl in German, Colterenzio in Italian. These winegrowers can be considered rebels but at the same time pioneers for right after the foundation of their own winery they were setting the course towards quality. 
Today, 300 winegrowers together with the people working at Colterenzio continued this path. 
The winegrowers grow their grapes on a total of 300 hectares; the vineyards are located in one of the best wine growing areas of Alto Adige, on altitudes from 230 to 650 meters. 12 different varieties are cultivated. 35% of the wines at Colterenzio are red, 65% are white. The Colterenzio winery cares about the environment, not only in the vineyards, but also in the cellar. In the vineyard this means sustainable viticulture and handpicked grapes. In the winery itself most of the electric energy used in the winery is supplied by a photovoltaic installation, 100% of the electric power is certified green and 70% of hot water requirements is provided by solar panels and a heat recovery system. 

Cantina Colterenzio Soc. Agr. Coop. 
Strada del Vino 8 
39057 - Cornaiano / Appiano (BZ) 
info@colterenzio.it 
www.colterenzio.it