Pinot Noir 2021- 13,5% vol. Maso Thaler - Family Motta Winery

Description: 
Color: Ruby red. Nose: Very elegant, with tones of wild berries and black cherries. Taste: Mineral, well balanced, with a lingering finish. 

Grape variety: 
Pinot Noir - South Tyrol DOC 

Production area: 
A hill, 630 metres above sea level, covered in vineyards and surrounded by the beautiful forests of the Monte Corno Nature Park. 
In the centre is a farmstead, whose origins date back to 1812. This is where the Maso Thaler winery is located, along the Termeno Wine Road, in Gleno, just above the village of Montagna (BZ). 

Vinification: 
This Pinot Noir is made from select grapes, picked by hand at different times in consideration of the different ripening times of the various lots. After the pressing and the destemming of the grapes, the must is placed with the skins in wooden vats. This is followed by at least 3-4 days of pumpovers to extract all the colors. Once this is done we add the most appropriate yeasts for red wines and at the end of the fermentation we leave the wine alone to steep for another week. Subsequently the wine is drained and pressed. The resulting wine is aged in barrique for approximately a year, where the malolactic fermentation takes place. The mass is then placed in a single steel vat and left to age for another six months before being bottled. After that, it will be another 20 to 26 months before the wine is ready to be sold. 

Food pairing: 
White meats, delicate red meat stews, fish stews, medium-aged cheeses. 

Serving temperature: 
16 - 18°C. 

Ageing potential: 
more than 8 years. 

Bottle size: 
750 ml - 75 cl - 0,75 lt. 

Allergens: 
Wine can contain sulphites. 

Producer: 
Maso Thaler Winery 
Everyone knows that all roads lead to Rome, but some people also blaze trails going in the opposite direction. For instance, in 2004 Nino Motta moved with his family from the Eternal City to Gleno above Montagna in order to produce wine there at the Maso Thaler. Although within that context, the work at the Maso Thaler, which was founded in 1812 and is located at an elevation of more than 600 meters, is anything but a walk in the park. “Our vineyards in Gleno are very steep, many of them are terraced, and just for that reason alone, only work by hand is called for in many locations,” Motta explains. So not only is a lot of sweat necessary to manage the Maso Thaler, heart and passion are also needed. This passion, the passion for winegrowing, was also what brought Motta here from Rome nearly twenty years ago. Since that time, he and his wife Anna Maria and their sons Filippo, Francesco, and Piergiorgio have tended 3.5 hectares of grape growing areas. Pinot Noir, Gewürztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc, and Chardonnay grow here, all of them supported by Guyot trellises. But the focus is on Pinot Noir, because Motta believes that the perfect conditions are found here: porphyry soils, high temperature differentials between day and night especially in August and September, and a constant breeze. “All of that together provides for our wines distinguishing themselves through freshness, spiciness, and being able to last long,” Motta says. 

Azienda vinicola Maso Thaler 
Via Gleno 59 
IT - 39040 Montagna (BZ) 
info@masothaler.it 
www.masothaler.it