Winemaker Notes
A crossbreed born from the union between Riesling and Pinot Blanc by Professor Luigi Manzoni, from whom it takes its name. It has inherited the advantages of both parents: good body, aromatic complexity, and longevity. The resulting wines exhibit intense aromas of white flowers and fruits (peach and green apple), with spicy notes. After a few years of bottle aging, it expresses the typical aromas of aged Riesling.
There are hundreds of white grape varieties grown throughout the world. Some are indigenous specialties capable of producing excellent single varietal wines. Each has its own distinct viticultural characteristics, as well as aroma and flavor profiles.
The southern part of Italy’s northeastern Alpine region, Trentino, produces quality wines from international varieties. But its most exceptional native variety, Teroldego, with plantings concentrated around the sandy, gravelly, limestone soils of its Campo Rotaliano district, makes a deep purple-hued red wine with scents and flavors of wild blackberry, herbs, espresso and cocoa.