Pinot Noir – Pinot Nero – 2024

Cantina Tramin – Blauburgunder DOC - Pinot Nero from South Tyrol

The Cantina Tramin Blauburgunder 2024 is a dry, elegant red wine from the DOC South Tyrol, also known as Pinot Nero or Pinot Noir in other parts of the world. The wine has aromas of wild berries, raspberries, red plums, and a hint of cherry. The Cantina Tramin Blauburgunder has a velvety-smooth texture with fine-grained tannins. It is finely juicy and lively. This ruby-red Burgundy pairs wonderfully with hearty Tyrolean dishes, excellent with larger roasts and pork, and also stands out alongside crispy duck breast.

Cantina Tramin – Winemaking

The mild winter of the 2024 vintage, with sufficient rainfall, and a warm March also blessed with rain, led to an early budding of the vines. Afterwards, it was rather cool and damp until the end of June, with the exception of a few early summer days in April. The summer was warm with many hours of sunshine, and a rainy autumn extended the grapes' ripening period. Overall, 2024 was a challenging vintage, requiring many extra hours of work in the vineyard. Thanks to a consistent implementation of the quality philosophy, the experience of the winemakers, and the cooperation within the cooperative, grapes of remarkable quality were harvested for Cantina Tramin, especially for the white grape varieties and the Blauburgunder. Thus, the white wines of the 2024 vintage are delicate and fresh, while among the reds, the elegance of the Blauburgunder particularly stands out.

The Blauburgunder vines for this red wine from South Tyrol grow on calcareous and gravelly clay soils on hillside locations between 350 to 450 m above sea level. The grapes were harvested at their respective optimal physiological ripeness and transported in small containers to the winery building, where they were destemmed before the must was fermented in steel tanks at a controlled temperature (26°C). The must was submerged and circulated daily to enhance the varietal-typical flavors. Aging and maturation took place partly in large oak barrels, partly in barriques, and to a lesser extent in stainless steel tanks for at least 6 months. The special external appearance, bottled in a Burgundy bottle with a glass stopper, is intended to emphasize its distinctiveness and class.

Blauburgunder – a Wine and its Values

• Origin Italy
• Growing Region South Tyrol - Alto Adige DOC
• Grape Variety Spätburgunder (Pinot Nero)
• 13.5 % vol. Alcohol
• 5.1 g/l Acidity
• 0.5 g/l Residual Sugar
• 65 Hl/Hectare Yield