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Structure
Drinking window
Best 8 to 20 years from vintage.
vintage8 yrs20 yrs22 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
Aroma: ripe fruit, cherry, sour cherry, wild berry, raspberry, marzipan
Palate: elegant, refined, emphatic, spicy
Single-vineyard Pinot Noir Riserva from the Ganger monopole in Mazon at 360-380 m on calcareous clay: ripe fruit, cherry, sour cherry and wild berry on the nose with marzipan; elegant and refined with good acidity and spicy notes.
What it pairs with
- Red meat main courses Producer-recommended red-meat pairing; the cuvee's structure handles roasts.More wines for beef and red meat →
- Game Producer-recommended game pairing; wild-berry register meets venison directly.More wines for game →
- Mature cheese Producer-recommended mature-cheese pairing; the cuvee's depth handles crystallised aged cheese.More wines for cheese →
- Wild mushroom dishes Forest umami and the Mazon-microclimate cuvee's earth-and-spice register share a calcareous palate.More wines for mushrooms and truffles →
With cheese
History
Vigna Ganger is Cantina Girlan's single-vineyard Pinot Noir Riserva from the 1.6-hectare Ganger monopole in Mazon at 360-380 m. The Mazon microclimate and deep calcareous clay-and-loam soils are widely regarded as the regional reference for Pinot Nero.
- 2010Vigna Ganger Pinot Noir Riserva launched as the cellar's single-vineyard flagship
Facts
- Producer
- Cantina Girlan · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir
- Classification
- DOC Alto Adige
- Oak
- 20 months in barriques following 25 days of fermentation in steel tanks (one-fifth whole-cluster), 18 months of bottle ageing
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 65-95 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8-20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2010
Frequently asked about Vigna Ganger Pinot Noir Riserva
What does Vigna Ganger Pinot Noir Riserva taste like?
Ripe fruit, cherry, sour cherry, wild berry, raspberry and a hint of marzipan on the nose. The palate is elegant and refined, very emphatic with good acidity and spicy notes at 13.5% alcohol.
When should I drink Vigna Ganger Pinot Noir Riserva?
Drink between 8 and 20 years from vintage. The producer specifies a 15-20 year ageing potential - the longest in the Girlan portfolio.
Where is the Vigna Ganger?
A monopole vineyard in Mazon at 360-380 m on deep calcareous clay-and-loam soils, in the Bassa Atesina sub-zone of Alto Adige. Mazon's microclimate is widely considered the region's best Pinot Nero terroir.
How is Vigna Ganger Pinot Noir Riserva made?
Hand-harvested in mid-September with one-fifth vinified as whole clusters, 25 days of fermentation in steel, then 20 months in barriques followed by 18 months of bottle ageing.
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