SOUTH TYROL DOC

KÅLCH 2018

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Grape variety / 60% Cabernet Franc, 40% Merlot

Location / Bergmannhof, St. Pauls/Eppan

Soil / Clayey, limestone-gravel soils with very stony sections

Training system / Guyot

Yield / 50 hl/ha

Age of vines / 10-30 years

Harvest / by hand, end of September/early October

 

Vinification / Spontaneous fermentation on the skins with
30% stems in open tonneaux for 20 days, then malolactic
fermentation and aging for 24 months on fine lees in new oak
tonneaux. Bottled untreated and unfiltered december 2020,
bottle-aged for at least 24 months.

 

No. of bottles / 1.144 of 0,75 l, 31 of 1,5 l and 5 of 3 l;

 

Analytical data

Alcohol / 14,5 vol %

Residual sugar / 2,8 g/l

Total acidity / 4,8 g/l

 

Drinking temperature / 16-18 °C

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