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J. Hofstatter Pinot Nero ‘Barthenau’ 2013
$204.99
6 PACK BUY
Description
While the standout wines of the Alto Adige region in northeast Italy are the zesty, aromatic Germanic whites—Gewurztraminer, Pinot Grigio, and Weißburgunder (Pinot Bianco)—it was Ludwig Barth von Barthenau, a chemistry professor at the University of Vienna, who was among the first vineyard owners to plant Pinot Nero (Pinot Noir) near the town of Mazon in the Alto Adige in the mid-19th century.
A Francophile who loved French Burgundies, Ludwig Barth von Barthenau was definitely the first to exclusively grow Pinot Noir on his estate beginning in 1860. Barthenau’s pioneering focus on the Pinot Noir grape continues to animate the estate’s owners to this day. In 1942, Ludwig’s grandson sold the estate to the Foradori family; Paolo Foradori released his first Pinot Noir in 1959.
Also in 1959, Paolo married Sieglinde Oberhofer, the only daughter of Konrad Oberhofer, nephew of Josef Hofstätter, who in 1907 founded in the village Tramin the Weingut (estate, or Tenuta in Italian) Hofstätter. With the marriage of Sieglinde and Paolo the vineyard properties of the two families merged together.
Since 1987, Paolo Foradori and Weingut Hofstätter have produced the single-vineyard wines of Barthenau Vigna S. Urbano, Pinot Noir and Barthenau Vigna S. Michele, Pinot Blanc. (The Vigna name connotes the wine’s single-vineyard status and is the Alto Adige equivalent to a prestigious Cru designation in Burgundy.) The Mazon plateau located above the village of Neumarkt is particularly renowned for its Pinot sites and their prestigious wines have since attracted a worldwide following.
Tenuta Hofstätter is the only family wine estate that owns vineyards on both the west and the east banks of the Adige River. They were pioneers of Pinot Nero in the area and are definitely regarded as benchmark producers of the variety in the region.
Barthenau Vigna San Urbano faithfully reveals the potential inherent in Hoffstatter’s finest cru to produce world-beating Pinot Noir. It is located in the heart of the vineyard surrounding their Barthenau manor house close to the hamlet of Mazon, where some of the Pinot Noir vines here are over 65 years old. Only the term “Vigna” guarantees the origin of a single-vineyard wine in Alto Adige.
Grown on a mixture of clay, lime, eroded porphyry and fine gravel. The grapes are harvested in small crates to ensure they arrive at the winery completely intact. Most the grapes are de-stemmed and lightly crushed, leaving around 25% whole and unbruised. The berries, whole clusters and juice are allowed to steep at cool temperatures for one day to extract the maximum of varietal aromas. During the period of fermentation the solid grape parts are kept constantly submerged in the new wine. The maturation in oak casks takes place in two phases. The young wine is kept in small oak casks for 12 months, after which a uniform blend is made. The wine is subsequently matured in one large cask for 8 months, after which it is filled and matured in bottle for further 8 months in the cellars of the Barthenau manor house before release.
RRP $266 *6 PACK BUY .. $204.99 each when you buy 6 of this wine*
Additional information
Producer | J. Hofstatter |
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Region or Country | Alto Adige, Italy |
Variety | Pinot Noir |
Vintage | 2013 |
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