Gaider Pinot Blanc 2023

Name meaning: from our and Appiano’s highest vineyard at 800 m a.s.l., planted in 2017
Variety: 100% Pinot Blanc
Wine series: Selektion
Alcohol: 13,0 Vol %
N. of bottles: 5.770 of 0,75 l

Harvest: by hand, at the end of september

Vinification: Spontaneous fermentation with grape yeasts in oak barrels. Biological degradation of acidity and maturation on the yeast in 500-litre oak tonneau for months. Bottling in april 2024. Another 3 months of aging in the bottle.

Goes with various pasta and risotto dishes, as well as fish dishes like salmon or pike-perch fillet. A perfect companion to asparagus-based dishes.

Serving temperature: 10 °C

Site: Koflerhof, Gaid/Eppan (800 m.a.s.l.)
Age of vines: 6 years
Soil: Clayey, limestone-gravel soils with very stony sections
Training system: Guyot