Sylvaner “Sabiona”
Sylvaner Sabiona is made from select grapes from tiny vineyards within the walls of the Sabiona Monastery.
Appellation: Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC
Type: White, dry
Varietal: 100% Sylvaner
Color: Green to pale yellow.
Bouquet: Refined scent of apple, pear, spicy notes, herbs.
Taste: Remarkable texture, full and persistent aftertaste, pleasantly acidic.
Alcohol: 14%.
Residual Sugar: 1.2 g/l.
Total Acidity: 7.0 g/l.
Serving Temperature: 10-12º C (50-53º F).
Pairing: Boiled and fried fish, white meat, and first courses with vegetables.
Production Area: From vineyards within the walls of the Sabiona Monastery in the mid-section of the Isarco Valley.
Elevation: 600-650 meters (1,970-2,130 feet) a.s.l.
Exposure: South.
Soil: Stony, lean, skeleton-rich and shallow alluvial soils containing diorite.
Training System: Pergel and Guyot.
Yield: 35 hl/ha.
Harvest: Hand picked in the beginning of October.
Vinification: Delicate crushing after a short period of contact with the skins, alcoholic fermentation in Tonneaux, no malolactic fermentation. Maturing for 15 months in Tonneaux on fine lees, followed by 9 months bottle aging.