Tenuta J. Hofstatter, Trentino - Alto Adige
A really impressive bargain Pinot Noir, stylistically mid way between Burgundy and New Zealand with the velvety soft, crushed fruit and forest floor nose of the latter but the freshness and elegance of the former.
The Tenuta J. Hofstatter estate
As well as being home to one of Italy's finest Gerwurztraminer (tre-bicchiere award-winning Cru Kolbenhof) and to date its most exciting and complex offering of Lagrein (Steinraffler Riserva), Martin Foradori's stunningly-situated South Tyrol Estate is best known for making one of Europe's most prestigious Pinot Noirs south of Volnay - Vigna S. Urbano, from its famous Barthenau vineyard.