Markus Prackwieser Gump Hof Alto Adige Weissburgunder 2023 JULY42024 and the 2009 vintage in

and the 2009 vintage in this large-format bottle is a celebration wine: a great Right Bank vintage

The finish is long and powerful

it's full-bodied and juicy

and Poire de Grise—fermented naturally with no added sugar or yeast

Markus Prackwieser Gump Hof Alto Adige Weissburgunder 2023 JULY42024 and the 2009 vintage inThe Prackwieser family has farmed Gump Hof for over two centuries, perched on steep southwest facing slopes above the Eisack Valley in Alto Adige. Markus took the reins in the mid 1990s and built a reputation for some of the most precise whites in the region. This Weissburgunder (Pinot Bianco) comes from quartz porphyry soils between roughly 1,300 and 1,800 feet, where daytime warmth from the Ora wind off Lake Garda meets cold alpine air spilling down