2018 | Hofstatter | Pinot Grigio Alto Adige

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White Wine: 2018 | Hofstatter | Pinot Grigio Alto Adige

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Producer: Hofstatter

Vintage: 2018

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.2%

Varietal: Pinot Grigio

Country/Region: Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige

Producer Information

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. Barthenaus pioneering focus on the Pinot Noir grape continues to animate the estates owners to this day. In 1942, Ludwigs 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 Hofsttter, who in 1907 founded in the village Tramin the Weingut (estate, or Tenuta in Italian) Hofsttter. With the marriage of Sieglinde and Paolo the vineyard properties of the two families merged together. Since 1987, Paolo Foradori and Weingut Hofsttter 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 wines 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 Hofsttter is the only family wine estate that owns vineyards on both the west and the east banks of the Adige River. Hofsttters Gewrztraminer is made from a selection of grapes grown in the familys Vigna Kolbenhof estate in the hamlet of Sll overlooking the village of Tramin. Tenuta Hofsttters fortuitous combination of its microclimate, the southeastern orientation of the vineyard, and the age of the vines make its Kolbenhof estate one of Alto Adiges great Crus for Gewrztraminer. The vine itself is named after its origin, the wine village of Tramin.