Terminum

SELECTION RANGE

Terminum Gewürztraminer is a precious composition of fragrances, harvested in the very first days of winter in one of those rare places where nature allows precious noble rot to develop, giving this wine its distinctive character.

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      This extremely fine-grained sweet Gewürz wine can duke it out with the best from Alsace. A marvelous sweet wine not to be missed.

Ian D’Agata, Vinous, February 2020

VINTAGE

MONTHS OF MATURATION

AGING POTENTIAL IN YEARS

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: 19 hl/Hektar
  • altitude: 400 – 500 m
  • soil: calciferous gravel and clay with porphyry bedrock
  • age of vines: 15 – 25 years
  • slope exposure: southeast 80 %, south 20 %,
  • climate: significant difference in temperature between the hot Mediterranean days and the cool nights influenced by the very cool Alpine fall winds
  • harvest: end of November
  • bottles produced: ca. 4,400

Winemaking

Although on the hills, the vineyards are situated in small swale, protected from the winds from Lake Garda. This detail, usually a disadvantage, is a big plus in the case of Terminum: only this way can the Botrytis cinerea spores develop which reward us with great dessert wines. After handpicking, the grapes are delivered in small containers. After about 12 hours of maceration, they are pressed very gently (up to 1.8 bar).

MATURATION

Once fermentation is complete, the wine continues aging in barrique barrels for another 6-9 months.

 

Tasting notes

strong golden yellow

intense notes of peach, apricot, lychee, mango, orange zest, honey, vanilla and lilies

intensely aromatic: ripe yellow fruits and brown butter, spices. Noble notes of botrytis underline the uniqueness of this wine. Optimal balance of freshness and sweetness, fine minerality. Extremely long-lasting, balanced finish.

serving temperature

12-14° C

residual sugar

<235 g/l

total acidity

6 g/l

ABV

9.5 % vol

aging potential

over 20 years

bottle size

0.375 l

MOST RECENT AWARDS
Award Date Year Score
DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2022 2020 Gold
DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2021 2017 Gold
VINOUS-ANTONIO GALLONI 2020 2016 97 points
ROBERT PARKER – WINE ADVOCATE 2019 2016 96 punti
WINE & SPIRITS 2017 2015 95 punti

Selection

Classics