Tiefenbrunner
Tiefenbrunner Chardonnay Riserva Vigna Au 2020
| Denomination | Trentino DOC |
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| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Trentino Alto Adige (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
| Aging | After a year, all the wine is placed in a stainless steel tank for six months for clarification by natural sedimentation. The AU Chardonnay Riserva is bottled in the appropriate phase of the moon and left to mature in the bottle for two more years. |
Awards
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2020
5Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.
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2020
2This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.
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2020
92/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
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2020
3One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.
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2020
92/100
Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.
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2020
4Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide
Details
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
10 - 12 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 1848
- Oenologist: Stephan Rohregger
- Bottles produced: 650.000
- Hectares: 88
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| Name | Tiefenbrunner Chardonnay Riserva Vigna Au 2020 |
|---|---|
| Type | White still |
| Denomination | Trentino DOC |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino Alto Adige |
| Vendor | Tiefenbrunner |
| Origin | Niclara, frazione di Cortaccia sulla Strada del Vino |
| Climate | Altitude: 260 to 320 m. (853 to 1,050 feet) a.s.l. Exposure: South-eastern. |
| Soil composition | Highly loamy sand with an elevated limestone and salt content dominate the loose and very deep morainic soil of the Vigna AU. At almost 5 %, the humus level is above-average. The high clay content is responsible for the pleasing level of acidity in the Chardonnay grapes and wine. The limestone content encourages the development of yellow fruit notes. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot and pergola (old vines) |
| Plants per hectare | 8000 |
| Harvest | The grapes are harvested at phenolic maturity with a good sugar-acid balance. |
| Wine making | They are gently crushed and the must allowed to ferment spontaneously in small oak barrels. The young wine undergoes malolactic fermentation on the lees. |
| Aging | After a year, all the wine is placed in a stainless steel tank for six months for clarification by natural sedimentation. The AU Chardonnay Riserva is bottled in the appropriate phase of the moon and left to mature in the bottle for two more years. |
| Total acidity | 6.5 gr/L |
| Residual sugar | 0.5 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |