Franz Gojer

St. Maddalena Classico 2023

Name: St. Maddalena Classico 2023
Brand: Franz Gojer
SKU: GOJERschiava
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100% Schiava grown in Alto Adige, Italy

Franz Gojer inherited his winery in 1982. His winery, called Glögglhof, is located on a small hill just north of the town of Bolzano in the center of the Santa Maddalena appellation. He has six hectares of vineyards with an additional two that he leases. From these vineyards he produces about 45,000 bottles per year. The vineyards are all located on fairly steep hillsides with the vines trained in the traditional Pergola system. For the Schiava, they plant mainly on well aerated sandy soils, while the Lagrein is planted on stony, alluvial soils in the wash of the Isarco River. All the vineyards have a fair amount of volcanic porphyry rocks interspersed with chunks of granite and gneiss.

In the vineyards, all the work has to be done painstakenly by hand, including the harvest. The wines are fermented in tank using selected yeasts (trials over several vintages using indigenous yeasts did not yield the desired results). After pressing, the fermented must is transferred to large botti for an elevage of 8 to 9 months before being bottled. Only the Lagrein Riserva is aged in barrique, with about 30% new wood used each year. All the wines are held in bottle for several months before being released.

These are unique and spectacular wines, sometimes delicate, sometimes bold, but always refreshing, well-delineated, and extremely pure examples of their type.

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St. Maddalena Classico 2023

St. Maddalena Classico 2023

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