Rungg Red Wine Cuvée – 2023

Cantina Tramin – Rungg Merlot-Cabernet DOC

The Cantina Tramin Rungg 2023 is a dry, robust red wine cuvée from South Tyrol. It skillfully combines the advantages of its grape varieties: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc. The red wine has aromas of red and black berries, spicy wood, and black pepper. The Cantina Tramin Rungg is full-bodied and dense, revealing flavors of wild cherry, blackcurrant, and dried fruit on the palate, with notes of dark chocolate meeting cedar wood and leathery tobacco pouch. With its soft tannin structure and noticeable wood, it finishes with a long-lasting aftertaste. This spicy-fruity red wine cuvée accompanies hearty Tyrolean dishes, especially game and roasts, dark grilled meat with roasted aromas, and also pairs well with aged mountain cheeses.

Cantina Tramin – Winemaking

A mild, low-precipitation winter with plenty of sunshine was followed by a dry March in the 2023 vintage, with a relatively early bud break. Although spring was rather cool and rainy, June saw a mix of hot sunny days and precipitation. A hot summer and a rainy start to September demanded a lot of work from the winemakers. Fortunately, the weather gods blessed South Tyrol with a golden autumn and ideal conditions for the grape harvest. Thanks to targeted work in the vineyard, as well as the experience and care of the cooperative members of Cantina Tramin, the numerous challenges of the 2023 vintage were mastered brilliantly. The white wines of the 2023 vintage are cool and delicate, captivating with juicy freshness and crispness. The red wines, especially Pinot Noir, distinguish themselves with elegance and finesse.

The vines for this Cantina Tramin cuvée grow on calcareous and gravelly loamy soils in the best locations at an altitude of 300 m above sea level. The grapes were harvested at the time of their optimal physiological ripeness and transported in small containers to the winery building, where they were destemmed before the mash fermented in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature (26°C) with pump-overs in large and small wooden barrels. The aging, for at least 6 months, takes place partly in wooden barrels and partly in barriques.

Rungg – a wine and its values

• Origin Italy
• Growing region South Tyrol - Alto Adige DOC
• Grape varieties Merlot 55%, Cabernet Sauvignon 30%, Cabernet Franc 15%
• Vintage 2023
• 13.5 % vol. Alcohol
• 4.9 g/l Acidity
• 0.6 g/l Residual sugar
• 55 Hl/Hectare Yield