Hofstätter Sauvignon Oberkerschbaum

Alto Adige · Italy·Vintage 2022

Critics

93Falstaff · 2022

Tasting note

Intense straw yellow with subtle greenish highlights. Aromas of ripe citrus fruits like grapefruit and bergamot mingle with delicate scents of flinty minerals and nettle. Harmonious complexity.

Hofstätter Sauvignon Oberkerschbaum 2022

The wine

Grape: Sauvignon
Style: White
Alcohol: 13%
Size: 750ml
Winemaker: Markus Heinel (per Falstaff winery profile; not named on producer site)

The producer

J. Hofstatter

Tramin · Alto Adige, Alto AdigeFounded 190760 ha of vineyardhofstatter.com

Founded in 1907 in Tramin by blacksmith-innkeeper Josef Hofstätter and his wife Maria, the estate is now run by the fourth generation, Martin and Beatrix Foradori Hofstätter, with son Niklas (trained in oenology) joining. In 1987 Paolo Foradori pioneered the single-vineyard 'Vigna' classification in Alto Adige. Vineyards sit on both sides of the Adige valley, with further holdings at Maso Michei in Trentino and Dr. Fischer on the Mosel.

Tramin · Alto Adige, Alto Adige