Caruess Weiss 2021
A lively cuvée
WHERE
570 – 670 m
Gravelly quartz phyllite soils | steep south-eastern slopes
Grape varieties: Gewürztraminer (50%), Sylvaner (30%) and Pinot Gris (20%)
Vines' average age: 20 years
HOW
Early hand harvest on October 4th 2021. Gentle grape pressing. Natural fermentation in stainless steel tanks - 15% with 4-day maceration. Malolactic fermentation. Maturation for 9 months on the fine lees in stainless steel tanks and in small neutral wooden barrels (15%). Total SO2 apprx. 40 mg/l. No fining. Unfiltered. Bottling august 2022.
WHAT
2021 Caruess White
Mitterberg IGT
1,400 bottles
12,5 % vol. | RS 1.1 g/l | Acidity 5.1 g/l
A seductive and memorable wine (by daddy Konrad).
Caruess is an old spelling of Gravetsch, an estate in Villanders.
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