Colterenzio, Lafoa Alto Adige Sauvignon 2018

Wine has straw-golden color. The harmonious and fresh aroma reveals the nuances of peach, lemon, minerals and spring flowers. The taste is soft, full-bodied, with hints of fruit and white pepper, balanced acidity and a clean aftertaste.

This wine is an ideal aperitif and can be enjoyed with a snack of fresh goats' cheese, seafood and fish.  

Half of the total quality is fermented in stainless steel tanks, the other half in standard oak-casks and barriques. Only the part vinified in oak is allowed to undergo malolactic fermentation. 

The wine is aged for 8 months in oak barrels.

Lafoa is the name of a separate vineyard lying on a hill between the villages of Colterenzio and Cornayano at an altitude of 400-450 m above sea level.  

Colterenzio is the flagship of the South Tyrol winery, founded in 1960 and today has 290 members․ In the 1980s the director Luis Reifer brought new ideas to Italian wine revolution. He began trying barrique fermentation for whites and aging for reds. Few in Italy can match the combination of style and variety of wines that are of such a high standard.