Selida Gewürztraminer – 2025

Cantina Tramin – Selida Gewürztraminer from South Tyrol

The Cantina Tramin Selida Gewürztraminer 2023 from the Tramin winery is a highly aromatic white wine from South Tyrol with well-integrated alcohol. The name Selida, which means small farmstead or small agricultural holding, comes from Old High German and is a tribute to the small-scale farming structure that the Tramin winery embodies. Qualitatively, it ranks between the estate wine and the Gewürztraminer Nussbaumer.

In the glass, it presents its intensely luminous, golden-yellow color. On the nose, this fruity Gewürztraminer unfolds a variety of aromas reminiscent of roses, lilies, spicy blossoms, dried and ripe exotic fruits such as lychee, mango, and passion fruit. On the palate, the Selida shows body, extract, and fine spicy juiciness.

The Cantina Tramin Gewürztraminer is long-lasting, with nuances of ripe fruits and spicy notes. This South Tyrolean wine is a wonderful aperitif, an excellent accompaniment to crustaceans, smoked foods, bacon or lardo, aged soft cheeses, as well as spicy dishes from oriental cuisine and hearty-aromatic creations, such as lamb ragout with Moroccan preserved lemons.

Cantina Tramin – Winemaking

A mild, low-precipitation winter with plenty of sunshine was followed in the 2023 wine year by a dry March with a relatively early budding. Even though spring was rather cool and rainy, June saw a alternation of hot sunny days and rainfall. A hot summer and a rainy start to September demanded a lot of work from the winemakers. Fortunately, the weather gods blessed South Tyrol with a golden autumn with ideal conditions for the grape harvest. Thanks to targeted work in the vineyard, as well as the experience and care of the cooperative members of the Tramin winery, the numerous challenges of the 2023 vintage were mastered brilliantly. The white wines of the 2023 vintage, like this Selida Gewürztraminer, are cool and delicate and impress with juicy freshness and crispness.

The Gewürztraminer vines for this Cantina Tramin wine grow on calcareous, loamy to stony-loamy soils on steep, southeast-facing Gewürztraminer slopes between 300 to 500 m above sea level. The grapes for this selection were harvested by hand in several passes at the time of optimal physiological ripeness and brought to the winery building in small containers. There, they were destemmed and, after a short maceration, further processed with gentle pressing. Fermentation took place at a controlled temperature (18°C) in stainless steel tanks, where aging also occurred without malolactic fermentation.

Gewürztraminer Selida – a South Tyrolean wine and its values

• Origin Italy
• Growing region South Tyrol - Alto Adige DOC
• Winery Kellerei Tramin
• Grape variety Gewürztraminer
• Vintage 2023
• 14.0% vol. Alcohol
• 4.8g/l Acidity
• 3.2g/l Residual sugar
• 50 Hl/hectare Yield