Falkenstein

Alto Adige | Val Venosta | Naturno

The Alpine vineyards of Alto Adige/Südtirol are among the steepest and highest. It’s at these heights that the Falkenstein vineyards perch & it’s here that the Pratzner family organically farm 12 hectares of riesling, pinot blanc, sauvignon blanc, and pinot noir, on terraces hewn from sandy, glacially distributed soils. A long growing season, sharp diurnals, and excellent expositions coupled with the deliberate selection of acacia for fermentation and aging of their whites all contribute to the Pratzners’ supremely incisive expressions of the mountain terroir.

Falkenstein 2015 Pinot Noir (Blauburgunder)

The aromatic spectrum of this wine evokes fruits of the forest and cherries, with gloriously fine tannins. Pinot noir grown here has compact grape clusters with small berries. Following hand harvest in mid-September, the grapes are left in large oak vats for three to four weeks, during which time they are continuously mixed by hand. After this, the wine is transferred to French oak barrels of between 228 – 500 liters, where it remains for 12 months. Once bottled, the wine sees another year in cellar to develop its characteristic elegance.

  • 2015
  • Pinot Noir
  • Italy
  • Alto Adige
  • Val Venosta
  • Organic
  • South
  • Sandy clay, prehistoric rock
  • 1 year neutral barrique (25% new), 7 months stainless, 1 year bottle
  • Neutral oak cask
  • 750 ml

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