Description

Muller Thurgau / IGT Provincia di Pavia

ORIGIN: Province of Pavia

VINE VARIETY: Muller Thurgau

SOIL: Clayey, slimy with calcareous marl and gypsum, located around the 45° parallel north.

GRAPE CULTIVATION: Espalier

HARVESTING: By hand.

VINIFICATION: Grape soft pressing with pneumatic press. Fermentation with cultured yeasts at 16°C.

REFINING: In stainless steel vats, followed by a second natural fermentation in pressurized vats at 16°C temperature. During ageing the wine undergoes several analytical controls to assure its integrity.

BOTTLING: Cold sterile

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12%vol 

COLOUR: Straw-yellow with golden tinges.

NOSE: Intense and lingering, pleasantly fruity and aromatic, with notes of peach and grapefruit, yellow flowers like broom.

PALATE: Dry, fresh, lean. It has a pleasant acidulous hint which make the wine fresh and easy drinking.

INTERNATIONAL PAIRINGS: Gazpacho (Spain) – Kebab (Turkey)

SERVING TEMPERATURE: 10 – 12°C

CURIOSITY: The Muller-Thurgau is a crossing of Rhine Riesling and Madeleine Royale obtained by the Swiss enologist Hermann Muller in Geisenheim.