Tramin Epokale

Tramin Epokale

Wine Description

Founded in 1889 by Christian Schrott, rector of Termeno, Cantina Tramin is among the oldest cooperatives in the region. Our wines are created from grapes grown by our 300 growers, with the pride of knowing that each bottle contains a compendium of philosophy of life and work: rigor, dedication, confidence and creativity.

Willi Sturz-Winemaker
Tramin Winery Sign
Tramin Cellar
Tramin Vineyards
Tramin Winery
Willi Stürz, Tramin Winemaker
Willi Stürz and Wolfgang Klotz
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Acclaim
“Packaged in a 750-milliliter bottle, the Cantina Tramin 2015 Alto Adige Gewürztraminer Spätlese Epokale is beautifully fragrant and a touch evolved with sweet almond paste, candied orange peel and sun-dried apricot. The aromas are incredibly fine, and the bouquet shows a fluid and ever-changing personality as the wine warms in the glass. It offers more nutty notes, beeswax and spicy saffron along the way. This is a medium-weight wine with a delicate serving of mild residual sugar. However, it doesn't repeat the magic of the phenomenal inaugural 2009 vintage that I still vividly remember. With 2,500 bottles made, the wine represents the best of the Termeno village, the heart and soul of Italian Gewürztraminer.”
— Wine Advocate, Dec 2022
“Frankly sweet gewurz is something one rarely reaches for, but this is so beautifully balanced and so elegant we suggest reaching for it would be a very smart move. Wonderfully delicate aromas of rose water, candied pineapple and lemon with just a whiff of smoke. This is very enticing. The long filigree finish has a texture that must be experienced to be believed!”
— James Suckling, May 2022
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Nussbaumer Hof and Söller Hof
Vineyard size
2 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous, Gravel, and Silty-Loam
Training method
Pergola/Arbor-trained Guyot
Elevation:
1,300-1,450 feet
Exposure:
Southeastern
Year vineyard planted:
1990
Harvest time:
End of October
First vintage of this wine:
2009
Bottles produced of this wine:
2,500
Average Vine Age:
25-28 years
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Winemaking & Aging
Prefermentation Technique:
Cold soak
Varietal composition:
100% Gewürztraminer
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
30 days
Fermentation temperature:
65 °F
Fining agent:
Vegan
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Size of aging container:
10hL
Length of aging before bottling:
8 months
Length of bottle aging:
6 years in a silver mine at 2,000 m with constant temperature and humidity
Total SO2
200
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.56
Acidity:
5.1 g/L
Alcohol:
12.5 %
Dry extract:
71.8 g/L
Total SO2
200
Residual sugar:
55 g/L
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Wine Production

After fermenting and aging in steel tanks with the lees for 8 months, the bottled wine is carried to the Ridanna Monteneve mine, at over 2,000 m in altitude. Here, the wine ages in the dark for nearly 6 years, 4 km deep in the mine, in an environment that maintains constant 90% humidity and a temperature of 11°C all year long, with the air pressure the same as outdoors. 

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About the Vineyard

The two vineyards are located in Söll, a subzone of Tramin. The climate is defined by an extreme interplay between sunny days and cool nights marked by the cold downslope winds from the surrounding mountains. The soil is calciferous gravel with loam on porphyry bedrock, which contributes to the minerality of the wine.

The name Epokale is a reference to an epoch, i.e. to the Middle Ages, in which the Gewürztraminer wines produced in our area used to have a higher residual sugar content.