“Vigna San Urbano” Barthenau Pinot Nero Alto Adige DOC 2018

Tenuta J. Hofstätter | South Tyrol
Weingut J. Hofstätter | Rathausplatz 7 | IT 39040 Tramin

01042218 · 0,75 l · 78,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping< 24 units available

In 1987, Paolo Foradori coined a term that changed South Tyrol's wine world: "Vigna". Not as a marketing idea, but as a conviction – that a wine only shows its true character when it comes from a single, clearly defined vineyard. Barthenau Vigna S. Urbano was the first South Tyrolean winery to put this philosophy on its label. Today, a generation later, Martin Foradori-Hofstätter continues to pursue this idea with the same rigour and the term "Vigna" has found its way throughout South Tyrol. Mazon is the absolute cru location for South Tyrolean Pinot Nero – a gentle high plateau on the cooler eastern side of the Adige Valley, at 450 metres, where clay-limestone soils lie above the so-called Werfen formation: heterogeneous sedimentary rocks that give the soil a mineral depth that is unmistakably evident in the wine. The vines at Vigna San Urbano are over 65 years old – roots that reach deep enough to keep calm even in difficult years.

The 2018 vintage brought warmth and exceptional ripeness to Mazon: full grapes, dense colour, a wine with more body and substance than usual. Harvested and destemmed entirely by hand, it ferments in concrete vats with regular remontage, then matures for twelve months in barriques and a further eight in large barrels – an ageing process that shapes and integrates without overlaying the origin. After a further eight months in the bottle, in the cellars of the Barthenau estate in Mazon, it comes to rest. Deep ruby red in colour. The nose is rich and complex – sour cherry, raspberry, a hint of vanilla and fine spice, as the Burgundy character of this variety demands. Powerful on the palate, with well-integrated tannins, elegant acidity and an aromatic concentration that lingers for a long time. A Grand Vin for the patient. SUPERIORE.DE

"Healthy, youthful ruby red colour. Tantalising, complex, sweet oak and balsamic red fruits on the nose. Juicy cherry and raspberry on the palate. Elegant and long with super-fine tannins and plenty of freshness." Jancis Robinson