Traditional Estate, Traditional Wine
At the 700 year-old Moarhof, the focus is on Schiava
At the Moarhof in Postal, they have dedicated themselves to Schiava– perhaps because not only that wine but also the estate have a lengthy
tradition. The Moarhof appeared in a document for the first time in
1324, so its roots reach back nearly 700 years. And they are still cared
for today.
Originally in the possession of the church, the
Moarhof in Postal has belonged to the Pertoll family since 1923. Today
it is Florian Klotz Pertoll who is at the helm at the estate. He already
earned his stripes in fruitgrowing and winegrowing operations in Friuli
at the age of sixteen, and he brought what he learned there into his
father’s operation. “My father recognized that, and from that moment
onward, he supported me in professionalizing the operation,” Klotz
Pertoll says today.
Professionalizing also includes the
expansion of the estate through the leasing of additional areas of
cultivation. Thus today, the Schiava grapes, which are processed into the calling card of the Moarhof,
no longer originate from the porphyry soils in Postal, but rather from
the loam slopes in San Valentino. “They are grown very traditionally on
pergola trellises,” Klotz Pertoll says, “because Schiava cannot be
exposed too long to full sun.”
Once they are in the winery, the
wines of the Moarhof in Postal – which in addition to Schiava also
include Cabernet Sauvignon, Lagrein, and Merlot – are first matured in
stainless steel tanks and then in large oak barrels which lie in the
historical vaulted cellar. Where else?
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