Sauvignon Blanc Riserva Renaissance

Sauvignon Blanc Riserva Renaissance

Wines

From the estate’s oldest, steepest terraces beneath Presule Castle, Markus Prackwieser crafts “Renaissance” — a Sauvignon of rare patience, raised slowly on its lees and released only when ready. Gone is the simple varietal flash; in its place, profound depth: ripe white peach, gooseberry, and candied citrus woven with Alpine herbs, smoke, flint, and honeyed stone. Concentrated, textured, and humming with Dolomite tension, it uncoils across the palate to a saline finish of astonishing length.

Appellation: Südtirol DOC

Type: White, dry

Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc

Wine Details:

Tasting Notes:

Color: Brilliant straw-yellow with light yellow-green highlights.

Bouquet: Sage, citrus, elderflower, alpine herbs, a touch of white asparagus, gooseberry, and wet stone.

Palate: Savory, fresh, and juicy. Ripe yellow orchard fruit, notes of grapefruit and tropical fruit, crisp acidity, and salty minerality on the long finish.

Alcohol: 14.5%.

Total Acid: 6.5 g/l.

Residual Sugar: 0.9 g/l.

Serving Temperature: Chilled 10-12° C (50-54° F).

Pairing: Lobster and rich shellfish, turbot and other fine fish in sauce, roast poultry, veal, risotto with mountain herbs, mature Alpine cheeses.

Vinyard Notes:

Location: South edge of the Eisacktal (Isarco Valley) at the foot of the Sciliar massif. A strict selection from the estate's oldest, best-exposed terraced parcels around the Gumphof farmstead in Novale di Presule, beneath Presule Castle,

Altitude: 500-550 meters (1,640-1,800 feet) a.s.l.

Soil: Calcareous moraines on solid quartz porphyry.

Slope: 60–70%

Training: Pergola and trellis

Density: 4,500–7,500 vines/ha.

Yield: 50 hl/ha.

Winemaking Notes:

Harvest: End-of-September.

Vinification: short maceration followed by gentle pressing and fermentation in wooden cask (tonneau).

Aging: maturation for 12 months on the gross lees in wooden casks (tonneau) and afterwards for one year in steel tanks on the fine lees.