Features
Name:
Fass No. 9 Vernatsch 2022 Girlan
Terrain:
Colterenzio 450 m. a.s.l. 30-year-old vines from the vineyards of Cornaiano and Colterenzio on moraine-gravel soil
Winery
On the Monte di Mezzo, not far from Bolzano and Lake Kaltern in Cornaiano, formerly called Girlan, stands the Girlan winery. It was founded in 1923 by 23 winegrowers and today has as many as 200 members spread over a vineyard growing area of 220 hectares, in the best production areas of Oltradige and Bassa Atesina at altitudes ranging from 450 to 500 meters between San Michele and the Plain of'Adige . 1980 the Girlan Winery increasingly focused on the Pinot Noir grape variety and first launched the Trattmannhof Mazon Pinot Noir. In '75 pioneer Hartmuth Spitaler recognizes the unique potential of the Gschleier subzone and produces a Vernatsch exclusively from this subzone for the first time. In addition, a close collaboration is established with the'artist Paul Flora regarding label design. Girlan's philosophy is on the one hand to revalue the ancient South Tyrolean grape varieties (Vernatsch, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir) and on the other hand to create wines with character from international grape varieties (Chardonnay and Sauvignon), while still tying them to the terroir. All this while respecting the times dictated by nature, with sustainable farmingThe wines are among the most awarded in the region and available in more than 30 states.
Description
The vine variety called Vernatsch is a synonym for the Schiava gentile, Schiava grigia and Schiava grossa vines, the spread of which is concentrated mainly in Trentino-South Tyrol.
Girlan winery's "Fass Nr 9" is a fresh and delicate Schiava whose vineyards are located around the village of Girlan and the hamlet of Colterenzio are at an altitude of 450 meters on glacial-era moraine hills. The location and exposure of the slope provide optimal sunshine, which, together with the moraine-gravel soil, results in an elegant wine with good aging potential. The first Vernatsch to make it onto the wine lists of upscale restaurants as early as the 1960s.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Bright ruby red
The aromas on the nose are endowed with beautiful intensity of small berries and red flowers that immediately make way for spices, bark, underbrush.
On the sip the character is delicate with a concentration of velvety tannins, an extraordinary wine: easy to drink and complex with a pleasant and harmonious persistence overall.
Storage time:
5-6 years old
Vinification
Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in steel vats
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