Troy
selection range
Troy is our idea of a high-elevation Chardonnay. In the language of our ancestors, Troy means “path” and stands for the long path of research and experimentation we have dedicated to this noble grape variety.
VINTAGE
MONTHS OF MATURATION
AGING POTENTIAL IN YEARS
Troy, our idea of Chardonnay
In the language of our ancestors, “Troy” means “path”. This name epitomizes the journey that Cantina Tramin has taken through many years of research and experimentation.
A journey that has led us to study carefully every minute detail of Chardonnay, a noble grape variety from which some of the best white wines in the world are made.
We have slowly accustomed this variety, whose cultivation is not as simple as generally assumed, to the special conditions of our mountain slopes.
APPELATION
Alto Adige DOC
VINTAGE
2021
vintage description
A long winter left the vines dormant until early April. Bud break was followed by a drop in temperatures, which delayed flowering. The weather remained changeable throughout the summer, with a very hot June and wet July, providing the ideal groundwork for the imminent maturation period. August presented itself from its best side, with sunny and dry weeks and extraordinarily low temperatures at night. Apart from few showers in late September/early October, the weather during the harvest, which started 10 days later than last year and with lower volumes than usual, was characterised by many warm days with increasingly cooler nights. The white wines of the 2021 vintage showcase great depth and reveal pronounced freshness and delicate fruity notes on the palate, whereas the fuller bodied red wines boast mature tannins and fresh aromas of fruit.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
- grapes:Chardonnay
- yield: 38 hl/hectare
- altitude: 500 – 550 m
- aspect: South-East
- harvest Date: beginning of October
- soil: calcareous gravel and loam
- age of the vines: 25 years on average, Guyot- and Pergola-trained
- climate:extreme interplay between sunny days, influenced by the Mediterranean climate, and cool nights, marked by the cold downslope winds from the surrounding mountains.
- bottles produced: 6,100 and 180 magnum bottles
winemaking and maturation
During the manual harvest each single grape is checked for quality. The grapes are delivered in small bins and pressed without being destemmed first. Both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation occurs in Bordeaux barrels. After 11 months on the fine lees the wine is transferred to stainless steel tanks for an additional 22 months of sur lie aging.
Finally, the must clarifies naturally by sedimentation of the suspended particles.
tasting notes
intense golden yellow
delicate floral and citrusy nuances, tropical fruit, chamomile and peppermint with a fine
touch of roasted almonds and hazelnuts
Very elegantly Troy shows off his Alpine character: ripe exotic notes of mango, banana and Galia melon are tinged with subtle tones of hazelnuts against a backdrop of incredible freshness and salty minerality. The finish is long and juicy with a lively mineral backbone.
serving temperature
12-14° C
residual sugar
<2.5 g/l
total acidity
5.9 g/l
ABV
14 % vol
aging potential
over 20 years
bottle size
0.75 l /1.5 l
MOST RECENT AWARDS
Award | Date | Year | Score |
DECANTER | 2024 | 2020 | 95 points |
JAMESSUCKLING.COM | 2024 | 2021 | 95 punti |
DECANTER | 2023 | 2017 | 95 points |
VERONELLI | 2023 | 2020 | Tre Stelle Oro |
GARDININOTES | 2021 | 2017 | 99 punti |