Wine Colterenzio, Pinot Bianco “Berg”, Alto Adige DOC, 2020

Description

Praedium – produced cooperative Kolterentsio line, consisting of white and red wines that do not reflect a particular grape variety, and historic area of Trentino – Alto Adige (Zyudtirol). So wine Weisshaus (White House”) is called the vineyards located in the municipality of Appiano and Menzenhof – the name of an old farmhouse in the village of Kornayyano where vines grow old autochthonous grape varieties Schiavo.

For the manufacture of dry white wine Colterenzio, “Weisshaus” Praedium Weissburgunder Pinot Bianco Pinot Bianco grapes used, grown in the vineyard Weisshaus, in the commune of the province of Bolzano Eppan. Berries are harvested from 40-year-old vines grown at an altitude of 450 meters above sea level, where the predominant cool microclimate with large difference in day and night temperatures. Soils contain moraine deposits and limestone. In the manufacture of wine of the wort passes alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks at 18 C. Fermentation and subsequent malolactic fermentation another part of wort made in large oak casks. Extract of wine on the lees with regular batonnazhem takes 6 months.

The name of the cooperative Kolterentsio comes from the village near Kolterentsio Girlana. Here is one of Europe’s oldest vineyards planted by the Romans. Kolterentsio cooperative was founded in 1960, when 28 local farmers decided to join forces. Today, the cooperative has already involved more than 290 winemakers, which owns about 300 hectares of vineyards. As you know, the wine region of Trentino-Alto Adige has preferred Archduke Sigismund, who lived in the castle Firmian in the XV century, although there are still more earliest evidence of winemaking practices relating to the times of ancient Rome. According to manufacturers, such a long tradition imposes certain obligations – in their case it is necessary to be able to take bold decisions.

On the labels of wines Colterenzio depicts the silhouette of the XV century castle, built by Archduke Sigismund, who was a great connoisseur of wines and foster the development of vineyards in the area. Currently, this castle is almost destroyed.