Markus Prackwieser Gump Hof Alto Adige Praesulis Pinot Noir 2021 NO20230705 a south-facing left-bank parcel of

a south-facing left-bank parcel of pure Kimmeridgian limestone just southwest of town

classical and structured

and chalky on the finish

We love to sip it over ice at the beginning of the evening

Le Dos d'Chat is Fabrice Dodane's négociant label

Markus Prackwieser Gump Hof Alto Adige Praesulis Pinot Noir 2021 NO20230705 a south-facing left-bank parcel ofMarkus Prackwieser's family has farmed the Gump Hof for more than two centuries, on steep terraces at the entrance to Alto Adige's Isarco Valley, in the shadow of the Sciliar massif. His Praesulis line named for the nearby Castle of Presule comes from the estate's highest, oldest plots. Pinot Noir is a rarity in this otherwise white wine corner of the Alps; it ripens here only because the slopes are warm enough by day and cool enough by night to draw