VIGNA PIRCHSCHRAIT Gewürztraminer Kolbenhof DOC 2008 – Hofstatter

After ten years of aging on its own lees in 500-liter barrels, the Gewürztraminer develops great intensity without losing its freshness. The yeasts impart aromas of toasted bread, medlar, honey, and dried fruits to the wine.
With 10 years of aging on lees, the wine’s residual sugar gives way to a more intense minerality.
The Pirchschrait Gewürztraminer explodes in a symphony of flavors. This Gewürztraminer, from the Pirchschrait vineyard, a parcel of the Kolbenhof farm, is a tribute to Konrad Oberhofer.
In South Tyrol, only the “Vigna” designation guarantees the origin of a wine from a specific vineyard.

Delivered in a single bottle in a wooden case.

Vinification and aging.
The grapes are gently pressed, and the must is left in contact with the skins for a few hours to enhance varietal characteristics.
After gentle pressing and must sedimentation, it ferments at a controlled temperature. Following fermentation,
the Vigna Pirchschrait Gewürztraminer matures for 10 years on fine lees, which are gently and periodically stirred (Bâtonnage).