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Vigna S. Michele
Hofstätter classification
Single vineyard wines
An extremely elegant wine with impressive structure and a full, complex bouquet, well balanced on the palate with excellent mouthfeel and pronounced fruit highlighted by firm, mouth-watering acidity.
Grape Variety
Pinot Blanc
Soil
Conglomerate of clay, limestone, porphyry and fine gravel.
Food
pairings
Fish dishes, shellfish and crustaceans, white meat and poultry.
Serving temperature
12° - 14° C
Vinification
To accentuate the wine’s fruit aromas, the juice is left to macerate on the grape skins for a few hours before pressing. The juice is clarified through sedimentation before it ferments in large oak barrels. After the first racking, the Barthenau Vigna S. Michele matures on its fine lees in large oak barrels for 15 months during and stirred once a week (bâttonage). The wine matures for a further 6 months in bottle before release.
Barthenau Farmstead
The grapes used to make this wine are grown at the Barthenau farmstead at an elevation of 450 m.a.s.l. (1,476 ft). The vineyard is located on a gentle slope where both exposure to sunlight and air circulation are ideal, resulting in perfectly ripe and healthy grapes. The alternation between warm days and cool nights accounts for the firm backbone of fruity acidity and consequently excellent ageing potential in the finished wine
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Our vineyards and sites
Opposite Tramin-Trameno, on the east side of the valley, is the Mazon plateau with its exceptional vineyards. The denomination "Vigna" indicates a wine that comes from a well defined parcel and guarantees its provenance. This ranking gives the wine the typicality, style and character of the vineyard where it was born.
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4 Generation
Josef Hofstätter, a trained locksmith, operated a small restaurant in Tramin together with his wife Maria and produced wine in their cellar. Being business savvy and forward-thinking, he founded a winery in 1907 and successfully traded wine.
Josef Hofstätter passed away childless in 1942 and his wife continued to run the business, assisted by their long-time employee, Konrad Oberhofer.
