Nussbaumer

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Nussbaumer is Italy’s most awarded Gewürztraminer. A wine where the elegance and spicy aromatics of this ancient variety find their maximum expression.

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       The only Gewürztraminers that can compete with Alsace’s are those from Alto Adige, and of these, Nussbaumer is the best.

Ian D’Agata, Decanter, january 2015

VINTAGE

MONTHS OF MATURATION

YEARS OF AGING POTENTIAL

Nussbaumer, a flagship for all italian enology

APPELATION

Alto Adige DOC

VINTAGE

2021

Vintage Description

A long winter left the vines dormant until early April. Bud break was followed by a drop in temperatures, which delayed flowering. The weather remained changeable throughout the summer, with a very hot June and wet July, providing the ideal groundwork for the imminent maturation period. August presented itself from its best side, with sunny and dry weeks and extraordinarily low temperatures at night. Apart from few showers in late September/early October, the weather during the harvest, which started 10 days later than last year and with lower volumes than usual, was characterised by many warm days with increasingly cooler nights. The white wines of the 2021 vintage showcase great depth and reveal pronounced freshness and delicate fruity notes on the palate, whereas the fuller bodied red wines boast mature tannins and fresh aromas of fruit.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

  • grapes: Gewürztraminer
  • yield: 45 hl/ha
  • altitude: 350 -550 m
  • slope exposure: South-east 70 %, South 30 %
  • harvest: end of September – end of October
  • soil: calciferous gravel with loam on porphyry bedrock
  • age of vines: 10 – 40 years
  • climate: extreme interplay of sunny days influenced by the Mediterranean climate and cool nights marked by the cold downslope winds from the surrounding mountains
  • bottles produced: ca. 77,000, 900 magnum bottles and a few other large formats

Winemaking

At harvest, the grapes are delivered in small bins and gently pressed after a short period
of maceration. Fermentation takes place slowly, at a controlled temperature of 18°C in small stainlesssteel tanks. Must clarification occurs through natural sedimentation of the particles.

MATURATION
Nussbaumer matures in small steel tanks with constant lees-contact until the end of
August. After bottling, its rests in the bottle for another 3 months. Total maturation period is thus at
least 14 months.

Tasting notes

serving temperature

12-14° C

residual sugar

8 g/l

total acidity

4.7 g/l

ABV

14.5 %

aging potential

7 – 20 years

bottle sizes

0.75 l / 1.5 l / 3 l / 5 l

MOST RECENT AWARDS
Award Date Year Score
ROBERT PARKER – WINE ADVOCATE 2020 2018 94 punti
VERONELLI 2018 2016 Super Tre Stelle Blu
VINOUS-ANTONIO GALLONI 2017 2015 95 points
VERONELLI 2017 2015 Super Tre Stelle Blu
VERONELLI 2016 2014 Super Tre Stelle Blu

Selection

Classics