Tasting Notes
Here's a lovely alpine red from Girlan, up in the mountains of Alto Adige. It comes off steep slopes where cool nights keep everything fresh and lifted, and you can taste that precision in the glass. Expect sour cherry, wild raspberry and redcurrant with a pretty violet perfume, a note of forest floor and a stony mineral streak running through. It's all held together by bright acidity and fine, gentle tannins, leading to a long, savoury finish. - Aaron C
Cantina Girlan was founded in 1923 in an ancient farmstead from the XVI century. Back then, 23 winegrowers laid the foundation stones of what was later to become the winery we see today. The walls, steeped in ancient tradition, and the labyrinthine corridors of the cellar harbour the secrets of state-of-the-art winemaking technology and hold the ideal conditions for ageing our wines.
Today, about 200 greatly committed and motivated winegrowers and their families farm an area covering about 215 hectares of vineyards in the best production areas of Oltradige and Bassa Atesina. Our enologist, Gerhard Kofler, keeps in close personal contact with the winegrowers and provides his professional advice during the growing season. This beneficial exchange of expertise sets the foundations for producing highest quality wines.
The grapes, entirely hand-harvested, are received according to a precise harvest calendar and gently processed according to their quality, variety and origin. Our Cantina produces three distinct wine lines: Selezioni, Vigneti and Classici.
- Winery Note
| Product Type | Wine Red Other Varietals & Blends |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Alto Adige |
| Sub Region | Alto Adige |
| Winemaking Practices | Conventional |
| Vineyard Practices | Conventional |