VINEYARD | The grapes for this 'super white' come from a single vineyard located below Castel Tirolo, in the province of Bolzano. The best-selected pinot blanc clones, very low yields and lots of care in every detail. The soils are light, permeable, and of morainic origin. After careful pressing of the whole grapes with natural sedimentation, it is left to rest on the fine lees for one year in oak barrels and another four years in steel. Only after more than five years -as the name also reminds us- this wine is ready to be bottled.
PEOPLE | The viticultural basin that spreads around Merano and reaches out to explore even the neighboring Vinschgau Valley has in the Marlengo cooperative the point of reference, a reality that in the course of more than a century of existence has been able to compact the agricultural fabric into a high-quality project. Today more than 350 families manage vineyards that stretch between 300 and 900 meters above sea level, often veritable handkerchiefs of land clinging to the mountainside. In the winery, Stefan Kapfinger leads a technical staff that makes the most of the members' harvest.
WINE | Intense, golden hues are a prelude to enveloping aromas of yellow flowers, chamomile, and helichrysum, with a toasty profile of hazelnut and mountain butter, and ripe, fleshy fruit. The mouthfeel is soft, velvety, and rich with hints of peach and apple, enveloping tones of honey and mountain grass, with a long reminder of candied citrus and white pepper. The finish is rich in texture, in an inviting interweaving of fruit and spice, with a subtle balsamic call coming out on the close to complete the picture.
