2022 Rottensteiner Pinot Grigio, Alto Adige, ItalyABOUT THIS WINE The vineyards for this Pinot Grigio grow in Branzollo and Frangarto, two villages in the South of Bolzano, one in the valley, the other one on a slight slope, at an altitude of 250 300 m. Another part comes from S. Giacomo in Sabbia next to Bolzano at 450 m and from Auna di Sotto at 600 m. In this way, the combination of sites provides a full bodied, structured, but also minerally and elegant wine. After fermentation at 19C, the Pinot

Over millions of years

Soils of clay and limestone are tilled during the spring

Over the years the farming philosophy has not changed: Our fifty acres of vineyards are planted amidst 450 acres of roughneck wilderness that they strive to tend rather than tame – from the occasional inconvenient honeybee hive in the winery to the prickly star thistles in the vineyards that are a part of their ecosystem

Nicolas and Edouard

Pavel is a very aromatic and crisp yet full-bodied white wine

this innovative system has allowed to solve soil compaction problems and to observe how the roots of Sangiovese Vignalparco greater explore the land in search of nutrients

The grapes were vinified in the cellars of the impressive castle of the estate

Gevrey Cherbaudes right next to Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru and Gevrey Corbeaux right next to Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru

Sourced from a special vineyard block

avoiding harsh chemicals

Cremant de Bourgogne and Créme de Cassis made using their own blackcurrants

becoming "Gran Reservas" if the vintage is truly exceptional - as was the case in 1976