St. Michael-Eppan Sanct Valentin Gewürztraminer Alto Adige DOC

Some 340 winemaking families joined forces in 1907 to create St. Michael-Eppan Winery, home to South Tyrol’s largest wine-growing municipality, Eppan.
Cellar Master Hans Terzer’s attaches the utmost importance to vinifying top wines that are clear, pure in tone and true to their varietal characteristics.

In the top wines Sanct Valentin, winemaker Hans Terzer expresses all his skill and experience. Using only the finest grapes from the territory of the Cantina St. Michael-Eppan, he composes elegant, layered and multidimensional wines, characterized by exquisite minerality, elegant aromas and excellent aging potential.

The fascinating Gewürztraminer is certainly one of the most memorable varieties in the world wine scene. Since 1986 it has been recognized as a characteristic wine of the line with its aromatic native grapes. The Gewürztraminer Sanct Valentin is characterized by its intense and complex bouquet, rich in fruity and spicy aromas and scents. It stands out for its pleasantness and guarantees an enchanting drink even after many years.

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VARIETALS
100% Gewürztraminer

VINTAGE
2023

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Description

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 14%
Residual Sugar 5.6 g/l
Total acidity 4.754 g/l

APPEARANCE
Intense golden yellow.

NOSE
Intense rose, exotic fruits, oriental spices, lychee and passion fruit.

PALATE
Powerful, complex, with light residual sugar.

AGEING
Fermentation and refinement in steel vats.

PAIRING
It pairs wonderfully with spicy dishes, goose liver, blue cheese as well as dishes seasoned with hot spices or herbs, with risotto alla Milanese or seafood or with South Tyrolean specialities like ravioli made with “Kloazn (pear flour) and grey cheese.

READINESS FOR DRINKING
Excellent wine to drink now, with an aging potential of 10 years and over.

RATINGS

91pts

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