“Eichhorn” Pinot Bianco Alto Adige Terlano DOC 2024 (BIO) · MAGNUM

Tenuta Manincor | South Tyrol
Weingut Manincor | St. Josef am See 4 | IT 39052 Kaltern

01140924 · 1,5 l · 44,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping1 unit available

Eichhorn Vineyard – the name evokes South Tyrol, with its centuries-old vines rooted in sandy loam soils on weathered volcanic porphyry rock. As with the Sauvignon, this plot is also situated within the Tenuta Lieben Aich in Terlan, 300 metres above sea level, facing south-west towards the mild air currents. But whilst Tannenberg aims for maximum minerality, Eichhorn seeks a balance between alpine clarity and Mediterranean richness. Here, Pinot Bianco – known as "Weißburgunder" to South Tyroleans – matures into a variety that oscillates between restraint and expression. Following a damp spring and a hot summer, 2024 brought that golden autumn which allowed the grapes to reach perfect physiological ripeness. The grapes were hand-harvested at the end of September, striking an ideal balance between ripeness, freshness and moderate alcohol content – a vintage that combines a cool character with ripe fruit. The yield was 50 hectolitres per hectare. The destemmed berries remain in the press for eight hours for maceration – a shorter time than for Sauvignons, as Pinot Blanc handles structure more subtly. Spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts in wooden barrels, followed by nine months' ageing on the fine lees.

Bright yellow in the glass. Whilst Tannenberg offers aromas of wet stone, Eichhorn reveals notes of ripe apples and white blossoms. The porphyry rock provides the minerality, yet it comes across more gently – with a limestone-like freshness rather than that characteristic flinty sharpness. Juicy on the palate with invigorating acidity that vibrates with minerality and lingers. The malolactic fermentation, bringing the acidity down to 5.8 grams per Liters, lends the wine a creamy roundness without any heaviness. Decant whilst young; serve in Burgundy glasses. Pairs well with shellfish, delicate fish dishes and aromatic cheeses – wherever mineral elegance is meant to meet fruit, without either dominating the other. SUPERIORE.DE

"A little and a lot. Some call it Weißburgunder. And yet. Our Eichhorn Pinot Bianco has an Alpine-Mediterranean quality: bright and floral like alpine meadows, long-lasting and spicy like the sea." Michael Graf Goëss-Enzenberg, Weingut Manincor

"A bright straw-yellow colour with greenish highlights. On the nose, notes of yellow pear, apple and citrus blossom, delicately underpinned by nettle leaves. On the palate, it is delicate and elegant, with a well-balanced structure and pleasant freshness, final long final and a lingering smoothness." Falstaff