Grape Variety: Pinot Blanc
Vineyard/Origin: The grapes used to make this wine are grown around the Barthenau estate at an elevation of 1,476 ft/450 m above sea level. The vineyard is located on a gentle slope where both exposure to sunlight and air circulation are ideal, resulting in perfectly ripe and healthy grapes. The alternation between warm days and cool nights accounts for the firm backbone of fruity acidity and consequently excellent ageing qualities in the finished wine.
Soil: A mixture of clay, lime, eroded porphyry and fine gravel.
Winemaking: In order to accentuate the wine's fruit aromas the juice is left to macerate with the skins for a few hours before pressing. The juice is allowed to clarify through sedimentation, after which it is filled into large oak casks where it ferments at a constant 19°C.
Maturation: One the fermentation is complete and the solid parts have settled, the clear young wine is racked, after which the Vigna San Michele is left to mature together with its fine lees in large oak casks for twelve months during which time the lees are stirred up once a week. The wine is subsequently bottle aged for six months before release.
Deion: An extremely elegant wine with impressive structure and a full, complex bouquet, well-balanced on the palate with excellent mouth feel and fruit underpinned by firm, mouth-watering acidity.
Food Choices: Fish dishes, shellfish and crustaceans, white meats and poultry.
Allergic-Info: This wine can contain sulfites
Alcoholic content: 13.50 %
yr. 2013 Falstaff:
90 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2013 on 01.06.2015 with 90 of 100 points.
"Leuchtendes, sattes Strohgelb. Fein gezeichnete Nase, duftet nach frischem Apfel, etwas Pfirsich, im Hintergrund feine gereifte Noten. Rund und geschmeidig in Ansatz und Verlauf, frische Frucht, auch gut eingebundene, rassige Säure, im Finale cremig und lang."
yr. 2012 Falstaff:
91 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2012 on 01.06.2014 with 91 of 100 points.
"Funkelndes intensives Strohgelb. Intensive und einladende Nase, duftet nach Birnen, Äpfel, etwas Ananas, im Hintergrund auch leichte Kräuternoten. Zeigt sich am Gaumen offen und zugänglich, entfaltet sich mit fein gereifter Frucht, cremig, langer Nachhall."
yr. 2011 Falstaff:
90 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2011 on 01.06.2013 with 90 of 100 points.
"Strahlendes, helles Strohgelb. Intensive und klare Nase, präsentiert sich mit viel frischer Frucht, nach frischem Apfel und Mirabellen, im Hintergrund nach Salbei. Zeigt am Gaumen schönes Spiel, breitet sich kontinuierlich aus, gleitet ruhig dahin, salzig, im Finale satte Frucht."
yr. 2017 Wine Spectator:
92 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2017 on 01.02.2021 with 92 of 100 points.
yr. 2016 Wine Enthusiast:
89 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2016 on 01.08.2019 with 89 of 100 points.
yr. 2016 Wine Spectator:
91 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2016 on 01.04.2019 with 91 of 100 points.
yr. 2014 Wine Spectator:
91 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2014 on 01.07.2018 with 91 of 100 points.
yr. 2011 Wine Spectator:
89 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2011 on 01.05.2014 with 89 of 100 points.
yr. 2009 Vinum Wine Magazine:
14 of 20 Points.
"Vinum Wine Magazine" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2009 on 01.02.2014 with 14 of 20 points.
yr. 2010 Wine & Spirits Magazine:
90 of 100 Points.
"Wine & Spirits Magazine" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2010 on 01.08.2013 with 90 of 100 points.
yr. 2009 Wine Spectator:
89 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2009 on 01.05.2012 with 89 of 100 points.
yr. 2007 Wine & Spirits Magazine:
90 of 100 Points.
"Wine & Spirits Magazine" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2007 on 01.08.2009 with 90 of 100 points.
yr. 2006 Wine Spectator:
89 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2006 on 01.04.2008 with 89 of 100 points.
yr. 2005 Wine & Spirits Magazine:
85 of 100 Points.
"Wine & Spirits Magazine" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2005 on 01.08.2007 with 85 of 100 points.
yr. 2005 Wine Spectator:
87 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2005 on 01.11.2006 with 87 of 100 points.
yr. 2004 Wine & Spirits Magazine:
86 of 100 Points.
"Wine & Spirits Magazine" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2004 on 01.08.2006 with 86 of 100 points.
yr. 2002 Wine Enthusiast:
88 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2002 on 01.01.2003 with 88 of 100 points.
yr. 2002 Stephen Tanzer:
88 of 100 Points.
"Stephen Tanzer" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2002 with 88 of 100 points.
yr. 2006 Stephen Tanzer:
88 of 100 Points.
"Stephen Tanzer" has rated the wine "J. Hofstatter Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Alto Adige" the vintage 2006 with 88 of 100 points.
