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Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs15 yrs17 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: ripe fruit, cherry, maraschino
Palate: elegant, rich, delicate, good tannic framework
Cantina Girlan's Pinot Nero Riserva from south-facing porphyry sites in Bassa Atesina and Oltradige at 380-550 metres on clay-limestone and moraine-over-porphyry. Cherry-maraschino aromatics, structured tannic framework; 28-month mixed-vessel oak programme.
What it pairs with
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Roast meats
Producer-recommended roast pairing; the wine's elegant tannins handle pork, veal and lamb. -
Game
Producer-recommended game pairing; cherry-maraschino register mirrors venison's autumnal palate. -
Spicy cheeses
Producer-recommended spicy-cheese pairing; the cuvee's structure handles aged hard cheese. -
Mushroom risotto
Forest mushroom umami threads through Pinot Noir's red-fruit and earth register.
History
Trattmann is Cantina Girlan's flagship Pinot Noir Riserva, drawn from the cooperative's best-suited and oldest vineyards in Bassa Atesina and Oltradige. The wine has been recognised with Tre Bicchieri from Gambero Rosso across 13 consecutive vintages.
- 1998: Trattmann Pinot Noir Riserva launched as the cellar's flagship red
Facts
- Producer
- Cantina Girlan · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir
- Classification
- DOC Alto Adige
- Oak
- 12 months in barriques and small wooden barrels (12 hl), followed by 8 months in larger barrels (70 hl), and 8 months of bottle ageing
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 35-50 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1998
Frequently asked about Trattmann Pinot Noir Riserva
What does Trattmann Pinot Noir Riserva taste like?
Ruby red with grenadine undertones; ripe fruit, cherry and maraschino on the nose. The palate is elegant yet rich with delicate taste and an excellent tannic framework at 14% alcohol.
When should I drink Trattmann Pinot Noir Riserva?
Drink between 5 and 15 years from vintage. The producer specifies a 12-year ageing potential; the cellar's flagship Pinot Noir benefits from extended bottle age.
Where do the grapes come from?
From the cooperative's best-suited and oldest Pinot Noir vineyards in Bassa Atesina and Oltradige at 380-550 m elevation, on clay-limestone and moraine-over-porphyry soils.
How is Trattmann Pinot Noir Riserva aged?
12 months in barriques and small 12 hl wooden barrels, then 8 months in larger 70 hl barrels, followed by 8 months of bottle ageing - a 28-month total ageing programme before release.
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