Where - Toblino Lake, Trentino Alto - Adige, Northern Italy
Grapes - 100% Gewurtztraminer
Who - Cantina Toblino
What - Cantina is a very special cooperative cellar in the heart of Trentino Alto - Adige. Set up in 1960 this cellar has enjoyed sourcing fruit from some of the most exciting sites in surrounding Lake Toblino. Today the coop has 500 members and owns an additionalm 40hectares of vines that are managed in house. The Cantina now boasts full organic certification, although the members have been practicing without spray for decades.
 
Hand pick Gewurtz is sourced over a handful of highly exposed, windy sites allowing for a perfect ripening period. After harvest each parcel is vinified on its own wild yeasts before, racking, blending and aging in stainless steel. The wine whilst filtered is low in sulphite and additives.
 
This is a beautifully snapshot of everything that is great about this grape. This dry white is bursting with notes of young peach, apricots, grapefruit, blood orange and rosehip with a long honeysuckle finish. 
 
Aromatic, energetic and finessed. Organic. Vegan friendly. 13% ABV