Lafóa
Alto Adige Gewürztraminer DOC 2022
- Tasting notes
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.
Cellaring potential: 6-8 years.
The story of Lafóa:
https://www.colterenzio.it/en/stories/the-story-of-lafoa-12/ - Food Combination
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, lobster or crayfish, as well as blue cheeses such as gorgonzola and stilton.
Serve lightly chilled: 10-12° C.
- Grape Variety Gewürztraminer, from vertical espalier-trained vines with approx. 5.500 plants per hectare.
- Location
Selected vineyards at altitudes of 450-550 metres a.s.l.; gravelly, sandy and in some areas loamy with calcium carbonate deposits.
- Yielding 49 hl/ha
- Wine Making
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.
- Analytical Data Alcohol: 14,5% Vol
Total acidity: 5,1 g/l
Residual sugar: 5,7 g/l
