With the latest addition to their already high-calibre wine collection, the Pfitscher family has created a new top-quality South Tyrolean wine that perfectly and elegantly reflects the identity of the terroir.
The small vineyard Das Langefeld is one of the highest and oldest Pinot Noir vineyards in South Tyrol. It is located in the Glen vineyard above Montan at around 550 metres above sea level. Alongside Mazzon, this site is certainly one of the best known and most recognised for this grape variety in Italy. Like all of the Pfitscher family's vineyards, this plot of only 4,000 square metres is cultivated exclusively organically. The vineyard faces west and is characterised by deep clay and limestone soils. The Guyot training system enables an enormous planting density of around 8,000 vines per hectare.
Vigna Das Langefeld is a family project that Klaus Pfitscher started back in 1984 at the age of 24. Even then, he recognised the potential of the site and decided to plant Pinot Noir clones from Burgundy. Looking back, he states: "When I planted this vineyard in 1984, I was convinced that something great would come out of it. This wine is the fulfilment of a dream." His son Hannes, a trained Oenologist and cellar master, is now passionate about the winery's wines together with his father. He adds: "We all constantly strive for perfection. The age of the vines, the Glen's microclimate and organic farming form the basis for a wine with great depth and excellent elegance and finesse, which we are very proud of."
Eros Teboni, WSA Best Sommelier of the World 2018, already had the masterpiece in his glass: "The Vigna Das Langefeld has an elegant, modern signature that is nevertheless strongly linked to the typicality of South Tyrolean wines. In other interpretations of this grape variety, you sometimes find more rustic traits: here, on the other hand, elegance and vibrancy predominate. A Pinot Noir with a strong identity and great personality, produced with the greatest commitment and attention to detail."
This wine is the result of a careful selection process in which healthy, fully ripe grapes from a small harvest are picked by hand. This is followed by a two-day cold maceration of the largely undestemmed grapes and a spontaneous fermentation of around 14 days. After a further 12 months of maturation in barriques, the wine rests and matures for six months in a 10 litre wooden barrel and then 30 months in the bottle. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
The new top wine from Pfitscher is being released in an edition of only 1,296 numbered bottles and we are delighted to be able to keep a few copies of this exclusive wine in stock for you in our air-conditioned warehouse. SUPERIORE.DE
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