Nova Domus 2009

"The ruined castle towering over the entrance to the village and dating back to 1206 is a majestic sight. Equally powerful and complex is our noble cuvée of Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. This distinct Terlano cuvée embodies all the strengths of the region in a full-bodied multifaceted mineral wine that takes years of aging in the bottle to achieve its full potential."
Rudi Kofler

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Wine

  • Doc denomination: Alto Adige Terlano
  • Variety: 60% Pinot Bianco, 30% Chardonnay, 10% Sauvignon Blanc
  • History of the variety: first vintage 1990
  • Year: 2009
  • Bottles produced: 18,400
  • Yield: 42 hl/ha
  • Quality line: The selections

Vinification

  • Description:

    Manual harvest and selection of the grapes; gentle whole cluster pressing and clarification of the must by natural sedimentation; slow fermentation at a controlled temperature in big oak barrels (30 hl); partial malolactic fermentation (Pinot Bianco and Chardonnay only) and aging on the lees for 12 months partly in big wooden barrels (50%) and partly in tonneaux barrels (50%); blending three months before bottling.

  • Bottling date: 2011-09-06

Production area

  • Name: Terlano
  • Municipality: Terlano
  • Altitude: 250 - 500 m a. s. l.
  • Slope: 5 - 35 %
  • Orientation: South - Southwest

Wine character

  • Color: fresh light yellow with slightly greenish nuances
  • Smell: This cuvée has a multifaceted structure with a hint of herbs and spices, including aniseed, mint and sage, as well as nuances of fruit aromas, especially apricot, mandarine, honeydew melon, maracuja and passion fruit, all underpinned with salty mineral components.
  • Taste: On the palate, Nova Domus is complex and delicate, offering a creamy softness in an interesting symbiosis with an aromatic minerality, and has the texture for a very long finish.

Simple pairings

Harmonizes very well with caviar and a good pairing with grilled salmon steaks and fried tuna, fiorentina T-bone steaks, saltimbocca alla romana or braised knuckle of veal; also with a parmigiana with aubergines and truffle fonduta.

Detailed pairings

Tripe with filet of veal and asparagus crisps - Norbert Niederkofler (Ristorante St. Hubertus)

  • Vintage

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    • The optimal conditions for the growth of vegetation presaged an extraordinary vintage. After the cool winter rich in precipitation, there followed an extremely mild and warm spring which helped give the vegetation a boost – by April, the quickly sprouting shoots and a premature blossoming already indicated that harvesting could begin early. The summer months, too, were characterized by a dry climate and average temperatures.

  • Soil

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    • Terlano is a wine-growing village located halfway between South Tyrol’s main towns of Merano and Bolzano where the Adige flows through a wide valley in a south-easterly direction. The village and vineyards nestle against the red porphyry rock of Monte Tschöggl on the orographically left side of the valley.

      With sites located at elevations between 250 and 900 meters above sea-level, choosing the right variety is a challenge. The lower sites are better suited to Lagrein, Cabernet and other heavy reds, while Pinot Noir and the white wines are more at home at the higher and therefore cooler levels.

      Soils: sandy-stony, well-drained soils
      Site area: 150 ha
      Vine age: 8-60 years
      Vine density: 3,500-7,000
      Yield: 42-63 hl/ha
      Number of vintners: 130

  • Climate

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    • The high peaks of the main Alpine chain protect South Tyrol from the Atlantic winds and cold northerlies, while the region benefits from the Mediterranean climate from the south. That explains the pronounced differences between day- and night-time temperatures, which are the key to full maturity and elegant wines.

      To the south, a number of mountain massifs like the Adamello also have a protective function. As a result, annual precipitation is only about one third of the average for the southern Alpine foothills, and the number of hours of sunshine is higher. The climatic conditions are not unlike those to be found in wine-growing areas like the Swiss Canton Valais.

      When the sun rises behind the mountains east of Terlano on one of the year’s 300 sunny days, it is already high in the sky as the wine-growing area has a westerly to south westerly exposure. The lower atmospheric density permits more direct solar irradiation with less diffuse sunlight. That increases the difference between the slopes on the sunny and shady sides of the valley.

      Microclimate in Terlano
      Continental climate (Cfa Köppen-Geiger)

      Annual sunshine hours: ø 2135
      Maximum temperatures: 36,7 °C
      Average temperatures: 12,9 °C
      Minimum temperatures: -10,7°C
      Annual percipitation: ø 558 mm
      Average global radiation: 150,1 W/m²
      Winds:
      - North foehn: cool and dry down-slope wind
      - Ora: valley wind system from the south, bringing in air from the Po Valley

Nova Domus

Prizes

  • falstaff 2012: 91 points
  • Weinwirtschaft 2012: 92 points
  • Wein-Plus 2012: 92 points
  • Le guide de L'Espresso - I Vini d'Italia 2013: 2 bottles
  • I Vini di Veronelli 2013: 3 stars
  • Gambero Rosso - Vini d'Italia 2013: 2 red glasses
  • Duemilavini/Bibenda 2013: 4 grapes

Technical data

  • Alcohol content: 14.0 % vol
  • Residual sugar: 3.3 g/l
  • Acidity: 5.4 g/l

Aging

  • Storage advice: Cool storage at constant temperatures, high level of humidity, good ventilation and as little light as possible
  • Cellar temperature: 10 - 15 °C
  • Minimum maturity: 8 years
  • Serving temperature: 12 - 14 °C

Suggested glass

Burgundy glass

Burgundy glass