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Hofstätter

Alto Adige (Italy)

Wines Reviewed: 6

Average Score: ✧✧✧✧

Alto Adige Bianco Barthenau Vigna San Michele 2001

Alto Adige Gewürztraminer Kolbenhof 2001

Alto Adige Lagrein 2001

Alto Adige Lagrein Steinraffler 1999

Alto Adige Pinot Bianco 2002

Alto Adige Pinot Nero Riserva 1999

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Alto Adige Bianco Barthenau Vigna San Michele 2001

Hofstätter (Italy)

Alto Adige (Alto Adige)

Pinot Bianco (70%), Chardonnay (25%), Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling (5%)
White Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

The wine is crystalline with a straw yellow color and nuances of greenish yellow, very transparent. The nose reveals an aroma of wood, very refined and well integrated with other aromas and not intrusive at all. There can be perceived good and intense aromas of banana, hawthorn, litchi, apple, pear, peach, elder flower and vanilla, all very elegant, refined and pleasing. In the mouth is balanced with excellent correspondence to the nose, intense and crisp. Very agreeable. The finish is persistent with elegant flavors of vanilla, pear, apple and peach. A good wine. This wine is produced with fermentation of the grapes, part in steel tanks and part in barrique.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Appetizers, Risotto and pasta with fish, White meat

Suggested glass	10 °C (50 °F)
(Young and Crisp White Wines)

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Alto Adige Gewürztraminer Kolbenhof 2001

Hofstätter (Italy)

Alto Adige (Alto Adige)

Gewürztraminer
White Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✧

The wine is crystalline with an intense straw yellow color and nuances of straw yellow, very transparent. The nose is elegant, refined and of great personality with intense, rich, clean and persistent aromas such as apricot, pineapple, banana, passion fruit, broom, kiwi, litchi, honey, pear, peach, sage as well as an intense and pleasing typical aroma of the grape. In the mouth has an excellent correspondence to the nose and a magnificent balance. Alcohol, present in good quantity, is perfectly balanced by wine's acidity, flavors are very intense and agreeable. The finish is practically endless, very long and with strong, agreeable and clean flavors of peach, banana, pear, kiwi, honey and litchi. Simply a magnificent wine. This wine is produced with a short maceration of must in skins followed by a fermentation at a controlled temperature.

Alcohol: 14%

Crustaceans, Roasted spiced fish, pasta and risotto with fish

Suggested glass	10 °C (50 °F)
(Young and Crisp White Wines)

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Alto Adige Lagrein 2001

Hofstätter (Italy)

Alto Adige (Alto Adige)

Lagrein
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧

The wine shows a brilliant ruby red and nuances of purplish red, moderate transparency. The nose is mainly of fruit, with intense, clean and pleasing aromas of coffee, cucumber, cherry, strawberry, raspberry, rose and violet. In the mouth denotes good correspondence to the nose, balance and intense flavors. The finish is persistent with pleasing flavors of cherry, raspberry and rose. This Lagrein is aged in casks for 10 months and for 6 months in bottle.

Alcohol: 13%

Hard cheese, Stuffed pasta, Broiled meat and barbecue

Suggested glass	16 °C (60 °F)
(Young Red Wines)

June 2003

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Alto Adige Lagrein Steinraffler 1999

Hofstätter (Italy)

Alto Adige (Alto Adige)

Lagrein
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✭

The wine shows a beautiful and intense ruby red color and nuances of ruby red, moderate transparency. The nose reveals a long series of intense, complex, rich and pleasing aromas as well as good personality. There can be perceived good aromas of black cherry, anise, cocoa, coffee, toffee, carob, cherry macerated in alcohol, licorice, blueberry, black pepper, plum and vanilla. In mouth denotes a slightly crisp attack however well balanced and good correspondence to the nose. Smooth and agreeable tannins, intense flavors. The finish is persistent with good and pleasing flavors of black cherry, toffee, coffee and plum. A well made wine. This Lagrein is aged for 15 months in barriques, 6 months in casks and for at least 12 months in bottle.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Game, Hard cheese, Braised meat, Stewed meat

Suggested glass	17 °C (62 °F)
(Bodied or Mature Red Wines)

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Alto Adige Pinot Bianco 2002

Hofstätter (Italy)

Alto Adige (Alto Adige)

Pinot Bianco
White Wine	Score: ✧✧✧

This wine has a soft straw yellow color with nuances of greenish yellow, very transparent. The nose reveals delicate and elegant aromas, mainly of fruit, such as acacia, apricot, banana, apple, pear and peach. In the mouth is balanced with a good correspondence to the nose and good intensity of flavors. The finish is persistent with pleasing flavors of pear and apple. This wine is produced by fermentation at a controlled temperature.

Alcohol: 13%

Appetizers, Vegetables or fish soups, Pasta and risotto with fish or vegetables

Suggested glass	10 °C (50 °F)
(Young and Crisp White Wines)

June 2003

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Alto Adige Pinot Nero Riserva 1999

Hofstätter (Italy)

Alto Adige (Alto Adige)

Pinot Nero
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

The wine shows a soft ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, moderate transparency. The nose denotes personality with elegant, refined, fruity aromas, typical of Pinot Noir. There can be perceived good and intense aromas of cherry, chocolate, strawberry, raspberry and rose followed by pleasing hints of cinnamon and vanilla. In mouth reveals good correspondence to the nose, a slightly crisp attack however balanced. Elegant and soft tannins, intense flavors. The finish is very persistent with long flavors of cherry, strawberry and raspberry. A great wine. This reserve is aged for 12 months in barrique followed by 12 months in bottle.

Alcohol: 13%

Broiled meat and barbecue, Game, Hard cheese

Suggested glass	17 °C (62 °F)
(Bodied or Mature Red Wines)

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