“Vigna San Urbano” Barthenau Pinot Nero Alto Adige DOC 2020 · 6 bottles in OWC

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

01043020 · 4,5 l · 91,56 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping1 unit available

Mazon is not silent. If you listen carefully, you can hear something different in every vintage – sometimes warmth, sometimes coolness, sometimes the Alpine downdraughts that sweep across the plateau in the evening and sharpen the flavours of the grapes. The 2020 is a vintage that listens and responds: fresh, transparent, with a precision in the fruit that only emerges in calm conditions. The Barthenau estate, built 150 years ago by Ludwig Barth von Barthenau, has belonged to the Foradori-Hofstätter family for decades. The single vineyard Vigna San Urbano – south Tyrol's first officially classified single-vineyard wine, declared a "Vigna" by Paolo Foradori in 1987 – lies at the heart of this estate. Clay-limestone over the Werfen formation, vines over 65 years old, a site that gives the Pinot Nero what it needs: mineral subsoil, cool nights and the time it deserves. Harvested entirely by hand, completely destemmed. Fermentation in concrete vats, ten days of skin contact with remontage. Then twelve months in barrique, eight months in large cask, eight months in bottle – always in the cellars of Barthenau, where the temperature remains constant and the wine finds its own peace.

Concentrated ruby red colour and a bouquet that takes its time. Black cherry, raspberry, a delicate vanilla note, minerality and a hint of undergrowth underneath – complex without being opulent. Elegant on the palate, with silky tannins, lively acidity and a long, clear finish. An impressive wine that is completely convincing over the long haul. SUPERIORE.DE

"Bright, shiny garnet red colour. Fine, clean and delicate nose of wild raspberries, undergrowth and tobacco. Later light spice. Harmonious on the palate, dense, soft tannins, good palate pressure and a long final." Falstaff

"This wine is elegant, restrained and minerally, focused on graphite, earth, strawberries, boiled beets, cherry stones, ripe red currants and pressed violets. Full-bodied with thick and extracted yet velvety tannins on the mid-palate. Ripe in the finish, with graphite supported by long acidity." James Suckling