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J. Hofstatter Pinot Nero Riserva Mazon 2017
$119.99
6 PACK BUY
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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.
This Pinot Nero thrives in the hillside vineyards at Mazon. Mazon is categorized as a Single Vineyard wine among the Hofstatter range which stem from historic vineyard parcels. Included among these are three great growths that are produced only in extraordinary vintages.
Grown on a mixture of clay, lime and porphyry. 75 percent of the grapes are de-stemmed, while the remaining 25 percent go whole into the fermentation tanks. Fermentation with the skins lasts 11 days; during this phase the solid parts are kept loosely submerged in the must by pumping over to keep them moist, and pushing them down.
The Pinot Nero Riserva is matured for one year in small oak casks, after which a homogeneous blend is made and the wine matured for a further six months in traditional oak barrels followed by 12 months in bottle before release.
In colour it is deep ruby-garnet with a typical aroma of undergrowth, small berry fruits and black cherry – mellow, sweet and inviting. On the palate it is warm, harmonious and well-knit, round and rich in complexities, firm though elegant, broad and velvety, enveloping with the grace and refinement of a truly international wine which will become even more impressive after a further one to two years in bottle.
The Mazon Pinot Nero is is warm, harmonious and well-knit, round and rich in complexities, firm though elegant, broad and velvety, enveloping with the grace and refinement of a truly international wine which will become even more impressive after a further one to two years in bottle.
RRP $155 ** 6 PACK BUY … $119.99 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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