Kerner “Aristos”
Only the best fruit from the best vineyards is selected to produce the “Aristos” label range. The focus on quality is extreme and the wines are produced in limited quantities. Kerner Aristos is made from select grapes grown at 700m-800m altitude on nutrient-poor, shallow top soils and minerals such as quartz.
Appellation: Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC
Type: White, dry
Varietal: 100% Kerner
Color: Straw yellow with greenish hues.
Bouquet: Fruity and aromatic, their is a pleasant note of ripe peach lingering in the background.
Taste: Dry, full and lively texture, spiced, with a muscat and stone-fruit note.
Alcohol: 14%.
Residual Sugar: 2.9 g/l.
Total Acidity: 7.1 g/l.
Serving Temperature: 10-12º C (50-53º F).
Pairing: Light appetizers, cold meats, egg or mushroom dishes, poached freshwater fish and shellfish, excellent as an apéritif.
Production Area: Velturno.
Elevation: 800-970 meters (2,620-3,180 feet) a.s.l. on a 55% slope
Exposure: South and southeast.
Soil: Lean, skeleton-rich, shallow alluvial soils containing quartz phyllite.
Training System: Guyot.
Yield: 45 hl/ha.
Harvest: Hand picked in mid-October.
Vinification: The grapes are picked exclusively by hand. After a short period of contact with the skins, the delicate crushing of the grapes follows. Controlled temperature fermentation and aging for 10 months on the fine lees takes place partly in in stainless steel tanks, partly in large Acacia-wood barrels.
