Review of Restaurant Hanswirt in Rablà (BZ), near Merano, an authentic South Tyrolean inn with over 400 years of history.
Restaurant Hanswirt in Rablà
The Hanswirt Restaurant in Rablà (BZ), near Merano, is one of the oldest in South Tyrol and can boast of the definition of "South Tyrolean Locanda". For 400 years, Hanswirt has been the property of the Laimer family, which has handed down and kept ancient recipes to date.
Once, the travellers stopped at the inn for horse change, before continuing to Merano for their activities. And on the way home, there was another stop at Hanswirt and those who had done good business celebrated in the first floor stube.
Today Hanswirt in Rablà (BZ) is a renowned restaurant with a varied cuisine, rich and rewarded, as evidenced by the numerous awards given by Gambero Rosso and Michelin.
One of the main reasons for success Restaurant Hanswirt is the organic farm of the family where fruits, vegetables and a tryout of aromatic herbs that are precious allies in the preparation of many dishes.
The dishes, inspired by traditional South Tyrolean cuisine and reinterpreted in a modern way, are prepared with top quality ingredients, organic, seasonal and local.
The handmade specialties evoke traditional goodness, but in a refined way. The award-winning Hanswirt restaurant combines Alpine and Austro-Hungarian cuisine with the lightness of Mediterranean dishes.
In autumn, instead, you pass to more substantial dishes that see the chestnuts, the game, the blueberries and the sauerkraut.
At Hanswirt meat and fish are also locally produced: the braised of veal cheeks and the marinated salamirino in the house, are two real classics.
The elegant rooms of the Hanswirt Restaurant are carefully curated by the Laimer family. From ceilings to chairs covered with loden, to refined napkins.
The stube with the boiserie, the old wooden floors, the vaults on the cruise; the interiors attest the love for details and for the quality of the family, elements that can be unrelenting even at the restaurant.
In the winery of the Restaurant Hanswirt there are more than 300 high quality labels, among which are the Cuvèe of Pinot bianco, the Müller Thurgau and the Pinot Nero, of the vineyards owned.
The white cuvée tickles the nose with the freshness of white Pinot and the delicate aroma of Müller Thurgau. Typical of Pinot Noir are the intense bouquet of red and black berries, spices and violet. The palate is soft and velvety with a persistent aftertaste.
The grapes grow in the vineyard of the organic farm of the Laimer family. Before becoming "Riserva", Hanswirt's organic wines mature patients for two years in oak barrels.
Today Hanswirt is also a renowned resort ****S with 22 suites, modern and luxurious, located in a sunny strategic position a short distance from the town of Merano (10 minutes by car) but at the same time where the Val Venosta begins, land of apricots, apples, strawberries and especially sun.
