WELSCHRIESLING 2011 DRY Region: wine-growing district Styrian Slovenia Variety: Welschriesling Packaging: 7500 bottles; 0,75L Tasting notes: The wine has a light yellowy hue in its colour and a pleasantly intense aroma. Its nuances are expressed in the bouquet, which hints at different fruits like apples and melons, complemented by a hint of white flowers. This specific bouquet continues into a semi-rich flavour with a light creamy aftertaste, which is typical for a short period of lees ageing. Awards: Analysis: Soil: Alcohol: 12, 50 vol. % A diverse geological soil structure composed primarily of gravel and clay, with a layer of marl Total acidity: 6, 02 g/L usually covering the lower layers. The vineyards are spread over the finest winegrowing sites Residual sugar: 4, 00 g/L on the hills in the area around the city of Ptuj Harvest: A hot summer followed by hot and sunny autumn days provided excellent conditions for a characteristic and fruity wine, produced out of hand-picked perfectly healthy and selected grapes. These conditions were particularly kind to the varieties of Burgundy origin. The harvesting of the Welschriesling began in the end of September. Winemaking: Temperature: The production process involves traditional as well as modern oenological For the perfect wine experience, serve at 6 °C approaches, turning selected, perfectly healthy and matured grapes into fresh, fruity and characteristic Welschriesling wines. The cultivation includes a special Storage: winemaking process, which is also used in the production of other Welschriesling drink immediately wine types. In this particular process, the grapes of different technological ripening stages undergo a 50 per cent grape maceration for a period of 12 hours, delivering an Our Master Chef recommends: exquisite wine. However, the most important approach in the production is a white meat, young cheese combination of protective technology and the three-month long ageing on fine lees (100 %)..