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Schiava Gschleir Girlan 2019
Grape
100% Schiava
Drinking Window
Ready or drink by 2030
Region
Cornaiano, Alto Adige
Pairings
Pappardelle eggpasta with wild mushrooms
Beef tartare
Grilled quail with roasted potatoes
Charcuterie
Regional Recipe
Winemaker Notes
Calcareous, gravelly and clayey soil. Slow vinification and refermentation in stainless steel tank for 20 days. After the malolactic fermentation it does 9 months of aging in the oak barrel and 6 months in the bottle. Vines are 80 to 110 years old.
The Story
The Girlan Winery was founded in 1923 in a historic 16th century farmhouse. At the time, 23 winemakers laid the foundation stone of what would later become the current company.
In honor of the 950th anniversary of the city of Villach (Austria) the winemaker Valentin Spitaler bottles a selection of the best Vernatsch grapes and gives it the name of the container in which the wine ages for months: Fass Nr. 9 (barrel n. 9 ). Pioneer Hartmuth Spitaler recognizes the unique potential of the Gschleier sub-area and produces a Vernatsch exclusively from this sub-area for the first time.
The Girlan Winery currently has 200 winemakers, located in a 220-hectare vineyard area, in the best production areas of the valley.
