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Vial Pinot Bianco DOC 2023
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- Varietal(s): Pinot Bianco
- Age of vines: 10 – 30 years
- Temperature: 10 – 12 °C
- Age-ability: 2024 – 2029
- Yield: 60 hl/ha
- Vine training: Wire-trained
- Alcohol: 13,5 %
- Residual sugar: 2,5 g/l
- Tot. Acidity: 6,3 g/l
- Contains sulphites
Vintage
The 2023 winegrowing year was characterized by changeable weather and the resulting increased work in the vineyard. A snow-deficient winter and a warm March accelerated the start of vegetation. A typical April and a rainy May led to flowering close to the long-term average. June was unstable, with heat waves and drought. July brought a lot of rain coupled with some very hot days. Despite extreme temperature fluctuations in August, a golden autumn brought us a successful grape harvest with very good grape qualities overall.
Tasting notes
– brilliant yellow
– a nose of pears and ripe Golden Delicious apples, with undertones of flint and hazelnuts
– a fruit-dominated palate, with a delicious, balanced acidity, lingering finish
Recommendation
This wine pairs well with light appetizers, fish dishes and also as an aperitif.
Vinification
Whole-cluster pressing of ripe and healthy grapes, natural must clarification, slow fermentation at a controlled temperature of 16-18 °C (20% in the large casks), 5-month ageing on the fine lees, filtration and bottling in March.
Vineyard
East-facing slope at 500 to 550 meters above sea level. This vineyard, located at the foot of the Mendel Mountains, has optimal conditions during the ripening period for fruit-focused white wines. Sunny days, which are not too hot, and cool nights, which build fruit character and preserve acidity; loamy conglomerate soils with chalky gravels and porphyry sand.
Awards
- Robert Parker - 2015: 91 p..; 2016: 91+ p.; 2017: 90 p., 2018: 92+ p., 2019: 93 p., 2020: 93 p.,
- James Suckling - 2012: 90 p.; 2016: 91 p., 2017: 91 p., 2018: 91 p., 2019: 91 p. 2020: 91 p., 2021: 91 p.,
- Wine Enthusiast - 2016: 91 p. - Editors' Choice
- Vinous - 2018: 91 p.,
- Gambero Rosso - 2007-2016: 2 Bicchieri
- Doctor Wine - 2014: 91 p.; 2016: 92 p.
- Bibenda - 2017: 4 Grappoli; 2018: 4 Grappoli, 2019: 4 Grappoli, 2020: 4 Grappoli,
- Gardini Notes - 2015: 91 p.
- Berebene del Gambero Rosso - 2018: Oscar Qualità/Prezzo
- Luca Maroni - 2017: 91 p., 2018: 90 p., 2019: 94 p., 2020: 92 p., 2021: 92p
- Winecritic - 2019: 90 p.,
- Falstaff - 2019: 90 p.,
- Decanter - 2019: 96 p. Gold Medal,
- The Wine Journal - Eros Teboni - 2020: 90 p.,