Kerner, “Nectaris” Passito
The Kerner grape variety is ideal for creating a superb dessert wine.
Appellation:Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC
Type: White, sweet
Grape Variety: 100% Kerner
Tasting Notes: Intense golden yellow, The nose is aromatic with scents of exotic dried fruit. The palate is sweet and seductive, full, harmonious.
Food Pairings: Idea as a dessert wine, also excellent with mature cheese.
Production Area: Velturno
Vineyard: Southern exposure, sloping, at 2300 feet above sea level
Training System: Guyot
Soil: Clayey
Harvest: End of October, by hand
Yield: About 0.8 tons per acre
Vinification: The ripened grapes are left to dry for a 5 months. During this period, the weight of the grapes is reduced to less than half while its sugar content increases. After pressing, the sugar content reaches about 38%. After slow fermentation in stainless steel vats, the new wine is put to age in barriques for about five months, and then decanted into 0.375 litre bottles.
Aging: In the bottle for 3 months
Total Production: 1000 (375 ml) bottles