Baron Widmann

Varietal/Blend
Chardonnay (60%), Pinot Blanc (20%) and Petit Manseng (20%)

Vineyard Area
Chardonnay: From a hillside vineyard at 250 meters above sea level called “Mila” in the village of Kurtatsch Pinot Blanc: From a steeply sloped site at 600 meters called “Sulzhof” in the village of Penon Petit Manseng: From a site called “Auhof” at 280 meters, also steeply sloped, in the village of Entiklar 15 - 30-year old vines

Soil
High proportion of limestone gravel with inclusions of loamy sand

Elevation
250-600 meters

Exposure
Varying

Vine Training Method
Guyot

Vinification
Grapes are manually harvested and each variety is picked a different times once at optimal maturity, starting with Chardonnay then Pinot Blanc and finally, Petit Manseng. Chardonnay is vinified and aged in large oak barrels and the others in acacia wood barrels. Bâtonnage is employed.

Maturation
8 months before a final blending of the three wines

Marketing Materials:

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Varietal/Blend
Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Petit Manseng

Vineyard Area
The Chardonnay, which is harvested first, comes from a vineyard called "Mila" in village of Cortaccia at 250 meters. The Pinot Bianco, harvested usually two weeks later, comes from a vineyard called “Sulzhof” in the village of Penone at 600 meters. The Petit Manseng, which is harvested a full month after the Pinot Bainco, is drawn from a vineyard called “Auhof” in the village of Niclara at 260 meters. Vines were planted in the 90s and early-2000s.

Soil
Calcareous sands and clays.

Elevation
250-600 meters

Vine Training Method
Guyot

Vinification
Each variety is vinified separately with fermentation and aging in mostly botti and small portion in barriques.

Varietal/Blend
Vernatsch (a.k.a. Schiava)

Vineyard Area
From a hillside site called Nockerisch in the village of Kurtatsch — vines are 45 years old

Soil
High proportion of limestone gravel with inclusions of loamy sand

Elevation
350 meters

Exposure
Southeast

Vine Training Method
Pergola

Vinification
Manual harvest, grapes de-stemmed, fermentation in steel

Maturation
Malolactic fermentation and aging in large oak barrels

Marketing Materials:

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