2017 Cantina Kurtatsch Schiava ‘Sonntaler’ Alto Adige

Aromas of red cherries, wild strawberries, red currants, red plums. Light bodied; fine-grained tannins; tangy, red-fruited finish. 100% Schiava Grigia (Grauvernatsch) VINEYARDS: A selection of fruit from single-vineyard ‘Sonntaler,’ a gentle slope at 1,000 feet in altitude at the foot of the village of Kurtatsch. (‘Sonntaler’ means “sunny valley.”) Soils are limestone scree and sand. AGE OF VINES: 25 years, on average. Hand-harvested. Fermented on selected yeasts in temperature-controlled tanks. Aged in large, neutral casks for a minimum of six months.