Chardonnay

The history of wine cellars is often the story of a family and its ability to enhance tradition and innovation, in a combination that has stood the test of time. And so it was that in Termeno, a municipality in Alto Adige, in Maria Hofstätter’s “Swarzer Adler” (Black Eagle) inn, an ancient imperial-royal postal station from the 16th century. where her husband Josef originally produced his first wines, her great-grandson Martin Foradori Hofstätter founded the current winery which has owed its great success to her intuitions since the 1990s. The heritage of knowledge of an ancient family of winemakers, the excellent vineyards of the eastern side of Alto Adige, the respect for traditions combined with the virtuous use of technology, are the keystone that has allowed this winery to produce wines excellent in perfect South Tyrolean style. Among the appreciable intuitions of Martin Foradori Hofstӓtter, the construction in 1997 of the avant-garde “wine tower” entirely made of wood which responded to the need to expand the cellar spaces in height rather than in extension, in a very limited area. Or the revolutionary conical-shaped concrete barrels with low energy impact for the fermentation of grapes, installed in 2013 and an absolute novelty for Alto Adige.

The Chardonnay grapes come from vineyards belonging to the Alto Adige DOC in the province of Bolzano, where the winery is located. Located on the hills and characterized by excellent exposures which favor rapid warming of the soil which enhance the typical characteristics of the varietal, the vineyards are mainly made up of light, marly soils, excellent for the cultivation of mountain Chardonnay.
After a manual harvest with selection in the vineyard by expert hands, the bunches are transported to the cellar where they are subjected to light pressing, then thanks to the force of gravity they separate from the residues and form the must. The latter ferments at a controlled temperature in steel where maturation ends with a rest of a few months on the fine yeasts.

Production area: Trentino-Alto Adige

Vintage: 2024

Alcohol: 13%

Capacity: 75 cl.

Company: Hofstätter

Grape variety: Chardonnay

Denomination: Alto Adige DOC

Recommended pairings: The Chardonnay from the Hofstätter winery is excellent with meat dishes, soups and raw seafood, excellent for an aperitif.