“St. Ursula” Vinschgauer Blauburgunder Alto Adige DOC 2021

Tenuta Falkenstein | South Tyrol
Tenuta Falkenstein | Schlossweg 19 | IT 39025 Naturns

01172321 · 0,75 l · 36,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

All the vineyards of the Falkenstein winery face south. Except for one. The St. Ursula vineyard is exposed to the south-west, and this decision is no coincidence. Pinot Noir needs a different logic than Riesling or Pinot Blanc: a little less direct midday sun, a little more afternoon warmth, a slower, more even ripening. On dry glacial moraine soils of gneiss, slate, granite, mica and quartz, at altitudes between 600 and 900 metres, the basis for the estate's top selection grows here. The St. Ursula is the selection of the best grapes from this unique parcel – hand-picked, matured in barriques, the only Falkenstein wine not aged in acacia wood but in small wooden barrels. Aged in the bottle for at least 365 days before leaving the winery. The name bears – like so many vineyards in Alpine South Tyrol – the history of a chapel or patrocinium that has characterised this landscape for centuries.

Matt ruby red with a brightening rim. Fine red fruit, cherry, juniper, rosehip on the nose – delicate, precise, unobtrusive. Juicy and harmonious on the palate, with elegant tannins and a long, cool, mineral finish. Pinot Noir selection at an extreme level – quiet and convincing. SUPERIORE.DE