Sylvaner “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. Sylvaner Aristos is made from select grapes from the most prestigious section of the vineyards surrounding the Sabiona Monastery (known as the “Acropolis of the Tyrol”).
Appellation: Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC
Type: White, dry
Varietal: 100% Sylvaner
Color: Yellow-green with pale yellow highlights.
Bouquet: Fruity with scents of peach and green apple, their is a marked elegance overlaying mineral notes.
Taste: Robust, with markedly vivacious acidulous notes, and a long, persistent finish.
Alcohol: 14%.
Residual Sugar: 2.5 g/l.
Total Acidity: 6.4 g/l.
Serving Temperature: 10-12º C (50-53º F).
Pairing: Appetizers, fish, asparagus, white meats, and lovely as an apéritif.
Production Area: From vineyards around the Sabiona Monastery in the mid-section of the Isarco Valley.
Elevation: 550 - 700 meters (1,800-2,300 feet) a.s.l. on a 50% slope
Exposure: Southeast.
Soil: Gravelly, skeleton-rich and shallow alluvial soils containing diorite.
Training System: Guyot.
Yield: 45 hl/ha.
Harvest: Hand picked at the end of September.
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.
