2022 Manincor Sophie DOC

The Sophie is a cuvée of 92% Chardonnay with 4% each of Viognier and Sauvignon blanc. Half of the grapes come from the Lieben Aich vineyard in Terlan and half from the Mazzon vineyard in Kaltern. Lieben Aich is a warm, west-facing slope at 300 metres above sea level. Chardonnay and Sauvignon are grown there on loamy sandy soil interspersed with weathered porphyry rock. Chardonnay and Viognier on Mazzon form the steepest vineyard in Manincor with a gradient of up to 100 %. Exposed to the south-west at 350-400 metres with calcareous, clayey soil. The grapes were harvested by hand at the beginning of September and left in the press for four hours until maceration to extract flavour and structure. Fermentation took place spontaneously with the grapes’ own yeasts in wooden containers of different sizes. The Sophie was matured for nine months on the fine lees.