Loacker Schwarhof

Owner: The Loacker family. See Loacker Tenute. Owner Rainer [sic] Loacker took over here in 1979, and is assisted by his sons Hayo (general manager and oenologist) and Franz-Josef Loacker (sales).

Directions: Follow the Brenner motorway, take exit Bolzano north, continue south for 2km on the Bolzano/Rencio road, then turn right and take the Renon road, after about 2km turn left onto the Santa Giustina road.

Staff :Oenologist: was Jan Erbach (See Pian dell’orino. Sales: Gigliola Trambusti.

Biodynamics: 2019 Member of Renaissance des Appellations.

Estate vineyards The Schwarhof estate was documented as long ago as 1334. Both the 3.5ha Schwarhof (450 metres), and the the nearby 2ha Kohlerhof (430 metres), are in the heart of the classic St. Magdalena vineyard area. There are 7ha in total, with the third vineyard being the 1.5ha Kalter Keller (450 metres–see Sylvaner ‘Ysac’). Soil Loess. Viticulture Pergola and VSP. Organic certification 1979: organics begins. AIAB. 2005 ICEA. Labelling Südtirol Alto Adige DOC, Sware de Santa Justina

White wines

Chardonnay, Ateyon: 100% Chardonnay. Sandy-loam soil. 1998 Picked 19-24th September. 62.5 hl/ha. ALS yeast. 8 day fermentation at 18% alcohol.C in stainless steel then to barrel with no MLF. Fined, filtered. 4,000 bottles (bottled 30th April 1999). 13.63% alcohol. RS 2.0g/l. TSO2 90 mg/l. 2012 L1309 Creamy gold green colour. Sappy and very phenolic. No real length. Hard work at the Loacker winery in Montalcino on 30th May 2014 with Ian D’Agata.

Gewurztraminer, Atagis: Traminer Aromatico.

Müller Thurgau, Yedra: 2010 12% + 9.8 residual sugar. pH3.49.

Sauvignon Blanc, Tasnim: Islam condemns wine drinking. We read in the Koran: ‘Resting on soft divans and looking around themselves; they drink pure, well-sealed wine which is composed entirely of musk;. a wine mixed with water from the Tasnim spring which is the source of their delight, and the dark eyed Huris awaits them, chaste and pure as hidden pearls as the wages for their deeds.” The Koran damns the drinking of wine while we are still on earth, while in paradise, after death, one dreams of wine diluted with water from the spring of Tasnim. To drink the Tasnim Sauvignon blanc is to be transported into paradise (say the owners). For this reason we have named the wine Tasnim. From sandy–clay soil. | 1998 100% Sauvignon Blanc. Sandy-limon soil. Picked 15-25th September. ALS yeast. 4 day fermentation at 18-20%ºC. Stainless steel and barrel (20%). No MLF. Fined, filtered. 63.0 hl/ha. 3,500 bottles (bottled 12th February 1999). 13.10% alcohol. RS 1.8g/l. TSO2 99 mg/l. Creamy, clean Sauvignon, vg. 2004 €9.90 retail in 2005. 2012 L1309 Weinberg Dolomiten IGT. Not bad, soft and tropical with a bit of phenolics at the Loacker winery in Montalcino on 30th May 2014 with Ian D’Agata.

Sylvaner, Ysac: The Eisack is the main tributary of the Etsch (or Adige in Italian) and its river valley is called the Eisacktal. It rises at the Brenner pass and flows into the Etsch at Bozen. In antiquity writers referred to it as ‘Isarcus’ or ‘Isargus’. When the first German settlers arrived the name evolved and by the 12th century it had become Ysages, Ysac and Ysach, which developed into Eysach in the 13th century, and later Eisack. Our wine estate, ‘Kalter Keller’, is situated in the south of the valley and we have chosen this old name for our Sylvaner. Sandy clay soil. 2005 60% Silvana, 40% Muller Thurgau.

Pink wines

Lagrein Rosé, Happacherhof:

Red wines

Lagrein, Gran Lareyn: 

Lagrein, Piz Thurii: 1998 100% Lagrein. Sandy-limon soil. Picked 25th September 1998. 80 hl/ha. 4,000 bottles. Fermented in stainless steel 5-6 days at 30ºC. ALS yeast. Fermented in barrels (50%, all new oak), aged in barrels and foudres with full MLF and unfined but filtered. 12.57% alcohol. RS 1.5g/l. TS02 36 mg/l. Bottled 9th November 1999. Superb elegant and ripe tannin, excellent integration and oak, smooth

Cabernet, Kastlet: “When the vineyard is close to the cellar, the grapes are carried directly there in wooden back carriers called ‘Zummen’; otherwise the grapes are transported by wagon on which casks and tuns full of grapes are placed. For crushed grapes the sealable cask called the ‘Kastlet’ is essential, especially for transport in the steep terrain of the lower mountain slopes”. The Loacker’s Cabernet grapes used to be transported in this cask, and for this reason they chose to give it this ancient name.” 1997 85% Cabernet Sauvignon + 10% Cabernet Franc + 5% Merlot. Sandy-limon soil. Picked 25th October. 40.0 hl/ha. ALS yeast. Auto-fermentation at 32ºC. MLF, unfined, filtered. 2,000 bottles (bottled 9th November 1999), 13.15% alcohol. RS 1.0g/l. TSO2 55 mg/l. Cabernet character, excellent bramble fruit and cedar.

Jus Osculi Cuvée: 1998 78% Santa Maddalena [Schiava] + 12% Lagrein + 6% Cabernet + 4% Pinot Noir, sandy-limon soil, picked October 1998, ALS yeast, all varieties fermented apart, full MLF, unfined, filtered, 63.0 hl/ha, 3,500 bottles (bottled 9th October 1999), 12.61% alcohol. RS 1.2g/l. TS02 69 mg/l.

Morit Santa Magdalener DOC, Kohlerhof:

Morit, Santa Magdalener DOC, Sware de Santa Justina: “The name South Tyrol only came into general use after the part of Tyrol south of the Brenner was annexed by Italy, though in earlier times it was not a single entity and became a region of counties immediately after the kingdom of Lombards was founded in 568 AD. The Lombards encouraged the Bavarians to settle in these alpine valleys in order to ward off the threat of an invasion by Slavs. The County of Bozen was divided in 1090. The eastern half was taken by the Counts of Morit and included the present-day localities of Gargazon, Terlan, Bozen, Leifers, Ritten etc. The Counts of Morit abandoned their original castle and built Schloss Greifenstein above Siebeneich (Sauschloss). Since time immemorial wines from Rhaetia, later Tyrol, have been highly appreciated far and wide, first among the Romans, later among German-speaking peoples. The St. Magdalena expresses the area’s original, natural characteristics and for this reason the Loacker family named it Morit.” 1998 93% Schiava [Vernatsch] + 7% Lagrein. Sandy-limon soil. Picked 9th October 1998. 100 hl/ha. Fermented in tonneaux 8-10 days at 26ºC. ALS yeast, aged in 30hl foudres. Full MLF. Unfined, filtered. 11.87% alcohol. RS 1.5g/l. TS02 68 mg/l. 13,500 bottles. Bottled on several occasions. Very clean, fresh cherry.

Merlot, Ywain: Merlot.

Pinot Nero, Norital: “South Tyrol, the name for which only came into general use after the part of Tyrol south of the Brenner was annexed by Italy, became a region of counties immediately after the kingdom of Lombards was founded in 568 AD. The Lombards encouraged the Bavarians to settle in these alpine valleys in order to ward off the threat of an invasion by Slavs. The ancient Bavarian nobility founded various counties, one of which was Norital, which comprised the Eisacktal valley from the point where it flows into the Etsch (Adige) at Bozen, reaching north to the Brixen gorge. It is thought that the county of Bozen was joined to Norital after the overthrow of Duke Tassilo. The nobility in both the German- and Italian-speaking parts of Tyrol devoted much attention to wine-growing, and for this reason we have chosen this ancient name for our Pinot noir, a vine which has been growing in South Tyrol for several centuries.”

Vernatsch (Mittelberg), Col de Maria: A Schiava red.

Vernatsch (Sudtiroler), Raetinello: A Schiava red wine. Since the earliest tines the valleys of the Etsch (Adige), Eisack and Talfer which converge at Bozen were the most popular, populous and most luxuriant of all the mountain territories inhabited by the Rhaetians. Everything thrives here, corn, fruit and especially lush vines, which the peaceful settlers from Etruria introduced here from the south. The Cimbri, an ancient German people moved forward across the Alps but were driven back by the constantly advancing Romans. The Rhaetians were defeated in a battle against the army under the command of Claudius Drusus Nero, son-in-law of the Emperor Claudius in the area of Bozen and their country was brought under Roman rule. Rhaetian (South Tyrolean) wine was a very popular tipple at the imperial court. Raetinello is a wine from the local autochthonous Vernatsch grape, from the old Roman province of Rhaetia.

Contact

Domaine Loacker

Tenute-Weingüter, Sankt Justina 3,

39100 Bolzano (BZ), Italy

Tel+39 (0)471.365125 Email lo@acker.it | Website: www.loacker.bio/en