San Michele Appiano Sanct Valentin Pinot Nero 2017
SAN MICHELE APPIANO
Grand and dignified, St. Michael-Eppan Winery has been enthroned in the center of South Tyrol’s most important wine-growing community for over a century. For more than two thousand years, wines have been grown in the area around Eppan, known for its ideal growing conditions, and it is these grapes that are being processed at St. Michael-Eppan Winery.
The 330 winemaking families that form the backbone of the winery joined forces in 1907 to create St. Michael-Eppan Winery. Their great passion is the wine with which they have been associated for generations. Offering knowledge, tradition and passion, each individual contributes to the fact that the winery is blessed with outstanding grapes, which are processed in the cellars with meticulous attention to detail and a great deal of skill.
”RESPECT FOR THE GRAPE IS THE TOP PRIORITY.“
It is in the cellars that the processing of the grapes comes to completion, and it is here that tradition meets innovative winemaking technology.
Respect for the grape is the top priority, too: nothing is more important than accepting the particularities of the individual vineyard sites and the different grape varieties.
Exceptional, fully ripe grapes are a prerequisite for high-quality wines, and they are pressed with meticulous attention paid to different vineyard sites and differences in quality. Only through individual vinification can the unique terroir be emphasized and highlighted. The wine grows towards full maturity in stainless steel tanks and oak barrels.
PINOT NERO SANCT VALENTIN
Pinot noir has been grown in South Tyrol since 1850 and is known locally as Blauburgunder – it’s the Winery’s most important red wine. Producing top quality Pinot noir represents a major challenge for any winemaker because it is very demanding both in terms of soil and climate and also in the cellar. Pinot Noir Sanct Valentin, has been part of this line since 1995, and only the best and oldest vineyards have been used. Low yields and attentive care ensure a fine, sensual red wine that stands out for its well-balanced body and fine tannins. It has excellent ageing potential.
- AT SIGHT: Ruby-red
- TO THE NOSE: Aromas of small berries, violets and smoky vanilla. When aged: notes of porcini mushrooms and truffles.
- ON THE PALATE: Spicy, supple, seductive
YIELD
Sites: Various vineyards in St. Michael-Eppan and the surrounding areas (400-550 m)
Exposure: South/southeast to southwest
Soil: Moraine debris and limestone gravel
Training System: Guyot
HARVEST
Mid of September; harvest and selection of grapes by hand
VINIFICATION
Cold maceration (three days) with following fermentation and gentle pressing. Fermentation in stainless-steel tanks, followed by malolactic fermentation and aging in barrique-tonneau. Assemblage takes place after about a year, and then it is matured for another six months in big oak barrels.
PAIRING RECOMMENDATIONS
Ideal as an accompaniment to braised lamb shoulder or back, oxtail and strong cheeses.
AWARDS
- Luca Maroni 95 P
- jamessuckling 95 P
- Robert Parker 94 P
- falstaff 92 P
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