St. Michael-Eppan - Schulthauser - Pinot Bianco2022
WHITE WINE
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Producer
St Michael Eppan
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Blend
Pinot Blanc
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Country
Italy
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Region
Trentino-Alto-Adige
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Appellation
Alto Adige
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UPC
643976447006
Reviews
James Suckling 91
A pretty flavorful pinot bianco here that shows a mineral twist to the dried herbs and white fruit. A tad phenolic on the palate with good intensity and fresh acidity.
by ZS, James Suckling , 2023
Wine Spectator 91
This bright and minerally white is light on its feet, showing a focused range of white peach and white cherry fruit backed by racy acidity, with notes of pickled ginger, honeysuckle and pink grapefruit zest.
by AN, Wine Spectator , 2024
Technical Details
Background
Pinot blanc, South Tyrol's most important grape variety, has awakened
from its slumber and has evolved a calling-card wine for the region.
Schulthauser, having been vinified and bottled for the first time in 1982,
is the consummate South Tyrolean Pinot blanc. This wine isn't ostentatious,
but is the consummate fresh-and-fruity Pinot blanc, the enjoyment of
which is found both in its creamy softness and its lively acidity.
Food pairing
A premium aperitif and summer wine, it is also quite versatile when it
comes to food pairing: it goes well not only with seafood and fish but also
with delicate dishes made with wild fowl. It is especially recommended as
an accompaniment to South Tyrolean Schlutzkrapfen. Serve between 8 and 10 degrees Celcius.
Harvest
Mid september; harvest and selection of grapes by hand.
Tasting notes
Lively and balanced
with a fruit-incised
creaminess. Fruity notes of apple, fresh pear and white blossoms on the nose.
Vinification
The majority (85%) is fermented in stainless-steel tanks and the remainder
in oak barrels, followed by malolactic fermentation. The two wines are
combined in February.
