Stoan White Wine Cuvée – 2023

Cantina Tramin – Stoan White Wine Cuvée

The Cantina Tramin Stoan 2023 is a South Tyrolean white wine cuvée made from Chardonnay (65%), Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Blanc, and Gewürztraminer (5%). On the nose, the Stoan is elegant and refined, with fruity notes of peach, apricots, pear, elderflower, kumquat, white flowers with subtle spice notes, jasmine, and mimosa. On the palate, it reveals deep fruit flavors of pineapple, banana, pear, tomato leaves, green pepper, citrus zest, is harmonious and balanced, with a delicately salty minerality, slightly melty, with a long-lasting, finely creamy finish.

"Stoan 2021 receives the coveted Platinum Medal with 97 points at the Decanter World Wine Awards. In the world's largest wine competition, a total of 35 Italian wines were awarded the top prize, with an impressive six of them being white wines from South Tyrol. This makes the small wine-growing region achieve its second-best result ever, thanks to its excellent white wines." Willi Sürtz.

This South Tyrolean wine is a versatile food companion; it pairs well with a wide variety of vegetables, dishes with fish, poultry, and white meat. But it is also a delight on its own.

Cantina Tramin – Winemaking

A mild, low-precipitation winter with plenty of sunshine was followed in the 2023 vintage by a dry March with a comparatively early budbreak. Even though spring was rather cool and rainy, June saw a alternation of hot sunny days and rainfall. 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 with ideal conditions for the harvest. Thanks to targeted work in the vineyard, as well as the experience and care of the cooperative members of the Cantina Tramin, the numerous challenges of the 2023 vintage were mastered brilliantly. The white wines of the 2023 vintage are cool and delicate and impress with juicy freshness and crispness. The red wines, including the T Cuvée Red, are distinguished by elegance and finesse.

The vines for this Cantina Tramin wine, some up to 40 years old, grow on gravelly, stony limestone scree and loamy soils on hillsides from 400m, but mostly between 500-600m above sea level. They benefit from the Mediterranean climate during the day and cold downdrafts from the surrounding mountains at night. The grapes were harvested by hand in several passes at the optimal physiological ripeness, which varied depending on the grape variety, and brought to the winery in small containers. There, they were destemmed and further processed with gentle, long pressing. Fermentation took place separately for each grape variety at controlled temperatures (18-20°C) in wooden barrels of 30-40 hl, in which partial malolactic fermentation occurred. The must was clarified by natural sedimentation of the solids. Aging took place on the lees in large wooden barrels for almost a year. After blending and bottling, the wine matured for at least another 3 months in the bottle. Ageing potential 7-10 years. "Stoan is one of Italy's finest and most distinctive white wines," judged Tom Hyland, 2013

Stoan – a wine and its values

• Origin Italy
• Growing region South Tyrol - Alto Adige DOC
• Grape varieties Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Blanc, Gewürztraminer
• 13.5% vol. alcohol
• 5.7 g/l acidity
• 1.8 g/l residual sugar
• 45 Hl/hectare yield
• 60,000 bottles/year