Blauer Portugieser Kiesling 2013 Manzoni Bianco Serving Temperature: 8-10°C

Serving Temperature: 8-10°C

promising a long future ahead

The origins of this grape—whether it was native to the region or brought there—remain a mystery

and naturally high acidity

profound soil with a high proportion of white dolomite rock

Blauer Portugieser Kiesling 2013 Manzoni Bianco Serving Temperature: 8-10°CFor Jrg Bretz, winemaking is also cultural work. Which is why he doesnt shy away from devoting himself as one of the few contemporary winemakers to the mercilessly unpopular Blauer Portugieser. Over the past three decades, this variety has gone into a steep nosedive, now carrying a reputation that places it somewhere between Mller Thurgau and Smling and therefore rather far down the ladder. (Two varieties, incidentally, that Jrg has also embraced,