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ADIGE
Alto Adige
surface from the cold winds of Northern Europe.
Located in the Northern part of Italy, which borders
Austria, the Alto Adige is one of the smallest
wine production zones of Italy. Notwithstanding
this however, it has a high number of vineyards
of varying sizes, all dedicated to cultivating a
little more than 5000 hectares. The soils are
characterized by the different altitudes (in some
cases, 1000 meters above sea level), as well as
by the varying geological compositions such as
marl, limestone, shale, dolomite stone, gravel, and
clay.
The vine cultivation of the Alto Adige is composed
in great part by those of white grapes, equaling
60% of the total production. The most common
of these are:
• Gewürztraminer: literally “spiced” Traminer,
present in 10% of the overall territory.
• Sauvignon Blanc: cultivated in 7% of the
territory, the zones most suited are the South
Tyrol and the Val Venosta.
• Kerner: variety born from the union of
Trollinger and Riesling. Late harvest grape.
Very widespread, qualitatively speaking, in
the Val Venosta.
• Pinot Bianco: a vine of great elegance and
acidity. Cultivated in 10% of the territory.
• Chardonnay: very diffuse in the area
All this, combined with a rather high number of
vines and enological styles, render the Alto Adige
one of the most dynamic production areas of the
entire Italian enological panorama.
The climate of the Alto Adige is influenced in a
very positive way, by the Alps, which protect the
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• Bassa Atesina: heights up to 1000 meters
above sea level, calcareous rocks, and
dolostone, particularly in the Termeno area.
Territory with a distinct trait of about 70%
white grapes.
• Bolzano: area of reds, native to the Lagrein
and to the Schiava.
• Oltradige: the most noted and important
areas are those of the Appiano and of the
Lago di Caldaro. Slight prevalence of white
varietals.
• Valle dell’Adige: wines of strong flavor.
Present here is the DOC Alto Adige Terlano,
characterized by a blend of white grapes,
in particular Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, and
Pinot Grigio.
• Valle Isarco: adopted home of Riesling and
Sylvaner. Produced here, almost exclusively
white wines.
• Merano: primarily red grapes.
• Val Venosta: thin and sandy soils, which often
translate into very elegant wines.
surrounding Bolzano and in the Valle
dell’Adige.
• Riesling: great acidity with an equally long
lasting quality. In the Alto Adige, it is often
vinified, contrary to that which occurs in
other parts of Europe, with almost no sugar.
• Pinot Grigio: makes up a little more than 10%
of the cultivated surface of the region.
• Sylvaner: grows very well in the Val Isarco.
Completing the list of white varieties are the
Moscato Giallo, Veltliner, and the Müller Thurgau.
Some excellent white wines of the Alto Adige are
often products of a combination of some of the
aforementioned varieties.
This Southern Tyrolean area also offers red grape
production. The most diffuse are the Lagrein, the
Moscato Rosa, and the Schiava. However, more
widespread are some international varieties such
as Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and
Zweigelt.
The territory of the Alto Adige is commonly
subdivided into seven production areas, each
with characteristics that render it unique.
Of the cultivation surface of the Alto Adige, 98%
is protected by the DOC Alto Adige.
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G A R D I N I N OT E S W I N E R A N K I N G
The targets are three: short (5-8 years), medium (10-15 years) and long (more than 15
years), which denote the aging potential of the wine.
SHORT (5-8 years)
MEDIUM (10-15 years)
LONG (more than 15 years)
Gewürztraminer
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Gewürztraminer Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC
Aristos 2015
CANTINA VALLE ISARCO
For those who have never smelled elderflower, this is the liquid answer. If
the nose appears a bit monotonous, the mouth moves in a very different
gustative direction, ranging from white-fleshed fruit to lychee, and ending
with a slightly spicy sensation of Tonka bean.
Gewürztraminer Alto Adige DOC Turmhof 2015 TIEFENBRUNNER
Collected from two different zones in which the vines assume finer contours
(Niclara) or in the case of Cortaccia, where they are more structured. The
floral component sings of rose, while in the mouth the wine takes on a round
dimension that is never overtly sweet, thanks to impressions of mango and
ripe pineapple.
Nel cuore dell’Alto Adige nascono gli inebrianti profumi dei vini di Cantina Tra
300 vignaioli legati a questa terra da generazioni, capace di esprimere tutta l’e
trasmettere l’esperienza e la cultura contadina locale, da sempre, intimament
NUSSBAUME
Denominazione: Alto Adige DO
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Gewürztraminer Alto Adige DOC Vigna Kastelaz 2015
ELENA WALCH
Just enough aroma to understand the particularity of the vine, being
therefore already very capable in the olfactory of sensing that finesse and
rigor that will characterize the mouth. A promise that is in part, maintained,
above all thanks to notes of citron, lychee, and pear. Slightly bitter ending,
even a little too much for the variety
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Vitigno: Gewürztraminer
Resa: 25 hl/ha
VIGNETI:
Altitudine: 350 – 550 m
Terreno: ghiaia calcarea e argi
Età delle viti: 10 – 40 anni
Esposizione collina: Sud-Est 7
Clima: forti escursioni termich
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Epoca vendemmia: fine settem
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Gewürztraminer Alto Adige DOC Nussbaumer 2014
CANTINA TRAMIN
The flowers that characterize this variety of the label are represented by
slightly green jasmine. In the mouth, the citrus is sweet with exotic notes of
lychee, flanked by green banana and a spiciness that recalls cloves. Finish of
light sapidity
Gewürztraminer Alto Adige DOC Stoass 2015
PFITSCHER
Vinificazione: l’uva è raccolta t
integra. Dopo la pigiatura è lasc
immediata. Fermentazione lenta
con sfecciatura del mosto per se
Affinamento/Maturazione: In
alla fine di agosto. Dopo l’imb
mesi per un’ulteriore maturazi
minimo di 15 mesi.
NOTE SENSORIALI:
Colore: giallo paglierino carico
Profumi: un sorprendente cal
speziati come giglio, ylang yla
maracuja, buccia di limone; sp
zenzero, zafferano.
Sapori: corposo, profondo, s
spiccata che si accentua con
estremamente persistente.
Abbinamento: si accompagna
con antipasti a base di pesce, c
bianche, pesce spada, tonno; id
speziate della cucina orientale,
ricette in cui siano presenti fung
arance, albicocche, confetture
alloro, cerfoglio, mentuccia o ci
nei sapori e negli aromi. Altri spu
Bottiglie prodotte: ca. 55.000, 7
Temperatura di servizio: 12-14
Acidità totale: 5,1 g/l
Invecchiamento: 7 – 15 anni
Gewürztraminer translated in a slightly austere manner, as revealed on the
nose with a subtle floralness and the juiciness of tropical fruit, as well as
bitterness of lime and guava. In the mouth, the protagonist is its rigor, even
as a sweet note of quince arrives on the finish. Piquant finish of candied
ginger.
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Selezione
G A R D I N I N OT E S W I N E R A N K I N G
The targets are three: short (5-8 years), medium (10-15 years) and long (more than 15
years), which denote the aging potential of the wine.
SHORT (5-8 years)
MEDIUM (10-15 years)
LONG (more than 15 years)
Sauvignon
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Sauvignon Alto Adige Terlano DOC 2015
IGNAZ NIEDRIST
Sauvignon vinified in steel and aged in part in the same material, as well
as a short time in barrels of acacia. Typical and articulated, but never
excessive, spiced with those notes of citrus and sage that often render
other Sauvignons a bit exaggerated. In the mouth, vibrant acid and a rich
catalogue of balsamic and mentholated sensations. Salted finish.
Sauvignon Alto Adige DOC Andrius 2014 CANTINA ANDRIANO
A citrusy and floral attack. The citrus perceived on the nose is sweet and
recalls the mandarin more than the lime. The mouth remains juicy but never
austere thanks to evident impressions of white peach. From mid-sip and
beyond a typical balsamic emerges, along with green recollections of sage
and thyme. Slightly smoky finish
Sauvignon Alto Adige DOC Myra 2015
ANSITZ WALDGRIES
From the Appian hills, a Sauvignon with a believable saltiness. Present are
those distinctive qualities of the vines’ DNA, represented by citrus, hints
of white fruit and notes of sage, as well as other fresh aromatic herbs.
However, that which the sip reveals with major evidence is a savory side
that is at the same time stony and almost marine-like
Sauvignon Alto Adige DOC Oberberg 2015
TENUTA KORNELL
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Dry and clean with austere qualities, the mark of a Sauvignon of great
personality. Nose characterized by notes of tomato leaf, grapefruit,
garden and other fresh aromatic herbs. Dry mouth that plays upon the
succulence of citrus, the balsamic of the sage, as well as flavorful notes that
characterize the mouth finish.
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Sauvignon Alto Adige DOC 2015
WASSERERHOF
Steel and a very small amount of oak. On the nose, a floral component on
tones of elderflower, while in the mouth bitter citrus. From mid-mouth and
beyond soft notes that recall ripe rennet and quince, take center stage.
Slightly mentholated finish
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G A R D I N I N OT E S W I N E R A N K I N G
The targets are three: short (5-8 years), medium (10-15 years) and long (more than 15
years), which denote the aging potential of the wine.
SHORT (5-8 years)
MEDIUM (10-15 years)
LONG (more than 15 years)
Kerner
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Kerner Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC 2015
PACHERHOF
The best quality of this wine is its ability to combine precision with the
authentic taste of white peach and evident hints of tropical fruit. Pineapple,
guava, passion fruit, and citrus in various translations guarantee the
horizontal dimension of the sip, while ending on a flavorful vertical one.
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Kerner Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC 2015 STRASSERHOF
After an initial take off on the floral aroma of wisteria, the wine settles. The
fruity stamp also appears in the mouth, revolving around the apple. From
rennet to quince, along with citrus inflections of abundant citron, in addition
to a slightly spicy, finish.
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Kerner Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC Praepositus 2015
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ABBAZIA DI NOVACELLA
Evident, but not explosive aromas of tropical fruit and citrus. In the mouth,
only the pineapple remains, which is then flanked by delicate notes of wild
strawberries and juicier, somewhat sour sensations of citrus. An aromatic
and spicy finish of white pepper and coriander.
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Kerner Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC 2015
TASCHLERHOF
An immediate and very typical wine on the nose, which focuses on nuances
of gooseberry, more authentic than this is not possible. Enveloping these
sensations in the mouth, tones of white-fleshed fruits such as apple and
Al cuore non si comanda! Preciso e puntuale, un
peach, along with a more acidic suggestion that recalls currants. Discrete
collocazione è precisa. Aromaticità coinvolgente
persistence.
sembrano seguire la mano di un geniale pittore
succosa sapidità sostenuta da una grande freschez
Kerner Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC Sabiona 2014
CANTINA VALLE ISARCO
Initially reduced on the nose, it extends linearly in the mouth, thanks to a
wealth of fruit (white-fleshed peach and rennet apple) and spices (citron
and bergamot). A resin quality on the finish gives way to a salty trail, which
in addition to adding personality, confers great drinkability.
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G A R D I N I N OT E S W I N E R A N K I N G
The targets are three: short (5-8 years), medium (10-15 years) and long (more than 15
years), which denote the aging potential of the wine.
SHORT (5-8 years)
MEDIUM (10-15 years)
LONG (more than 15 years)
Pinot Bianco
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Pinot Bianco Alto Adige Terlano DOC Eichhorn 2015
MANINCOR
Nose that plays upon white flowers and balsamic tones of fresh aromatic
garden herbs. In the mouth, again floral, even if the initial vertical dimension
is characterized by a pronounced fruited character of apple, which becomes
little by little, more sweet and ripe arriving at mid-mouth resembling the
rennet variety. Smoky and flavorful finish.
Pinot Bianco Alto Adige DOC Verus 2015
RITTERHOF
The aromatic and gustative structure of this wine would appear simple for
its base of white fruits. Take care however, because those notes have the
sweetness of peach but also the acidity of apple. Present, as well, are almost
watery suggestions of white melon. Long, flavorful finish.
Pinot Bianco Alto Adige DOC Sanct Valentin 2014
ST. MICHAEL EPPAN
Abundant fruit on the nose. This complexity also observed in the mouth, is
derived from not only the quantity, but also the quality, of the sensations.
Citrusy entrance, followed by sensations of pineapple and white melon.
Finish very much in keeping with the leitmotif of this wine, even if in this
case it stems from roasted nuts, such as peanuts and almonds.
Pinot Bianco Alto Adige DOC Praesulis 2015
GUMPHOF
From the Valle Isarco a wine vinified using both steel and oak. Its quality
remains measured and elegant, resulting in a vintage that has a lot to say.
Jasmine and white melon on the nose, followed this time in the mouth, by
a citrus that is both bitter and sour, in addition to a rich catalog of aromatic
herbs. Rigorous, like the rest of the wine, the finish is flavorfully salted.
Pinot Bianco Alto Adige DOC Vial 2015
KELLEREI KALTERN CALDARO
Hazlenut and citrus on the nose. In the mouth, the citrusy quality increases,
settling on a juicy, yet slightly sour dimension, recalling the white part of the
citrus strategically positioned between the pulp and the rind. Flavorful finish
for an elegantly dry wine.
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G A R D I N I N OT E S W I N E R A N K I N G
The targets are three: short (5-8 years), medium (10-15 years) and long (more than 15
years), which denote the aging potential of the wine.
SHORT (5-8 years)
MEDIUM (10-15 years)
LONG (more than 15 years)
Riesling
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Riesling Alto Adige Valle Venosta DOC 2014
FALKENSTEIN
Vertigo-inciting slopes and altitudes of almost 700 meters above sea
level are the growing conditions of the grapevines for a wine that always
maintains an evident territorial character, by way of the cantina, starting with
a vinification realized in barrels of acacia wood. A sour backbone of a fruity
matrix, to which salt, ginger, and white pepper are added.
Riesling Alto Adige DOC 2015 RIELINGERHOF
Product of the lower Isarco Valley. The strength of a vintage such as this is
that some amount, in truth a very little, of the grapes have been attacked
by noble rot. Not a smooth wine, as evidenced in the very citrusy sip that
always displays a dry dimension, with particular thanks to sensations of
aromatic herbs and salt.
Riesling Alto Adige DOC Berg 2015
IGNAZ NIEDRIST
From the Appiano area, with primarily calcareous soils. Vinified in steel in
order maintain the fabric of a pure Riesling. Delicate but complex nose of
white fruit, spices, and green almond. Neat, dry, noble mouth that plays on
the duality of the juiciness of sweet and sour fruit and an intensely spicy
finish.
Riesling Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC 2015
PACHERHOF
Travel to the tropics on the nose and in the mouth with prevalently fruity
sensations. The exotic fruitiness has a sweet-acidic duality from guava and
passion fruit, which prohibits excessive sweetness. Spices from mid-mouth
and beyond add a flavor that confers complexity and profound length.
Riesling Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC Kaiton 2015
KUENHOF
This vintage offers much. The stamp of the producer, Peter Pliger, is felt.
The wine is anchored by a dry, tense, almost bare rigor, but not overtly
austere or shy. Subtle nose of lily of the valley and citrus fruits. Savory,
controlled mouth that is developed today and almost exclusively vertical.
Great persistence.
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G A R D I N I N OT E S W I N E R A N K I N G
The targets are three: short (5-8 years), medium (10-15 years) and long (more than 15
years), which denote the aging potential of the wine.
SHORT (5-8 years)
MEDIUM (10-15 years)
LONG (more than 15 years)
Pinot Nero
Nascono dal cuore dell’Alto Adige gli inebrianti profumi dei vini Cantina Tramin, realtà
questa terra di contrasti, culla del Gewürztraminer: l’incanto della natura e le sue sugg
produttiva verso una qualità costante, la capacità di fare sistema e di cooperare in modo c
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Pinot Nero Alto Adige DOC Filari di Mazzon 2013
CARLOTTO
MAGLEN Pinot N
A great Pinot Nero that knows how to tell its olfactory and gustative story
with pleasure, but also, in the evolutionary phase with a generosity of certain
qualities. The nose reveals cassis, rose, and sweet spices. Exactly for this
spiced sweetness, the mouth balances those fruity components that recall
sour cherry, cassis, and pomegranate.
Denominazione: Südtirol – Alto Adige DO
Annata: 2012
Descrizione dell’annata: Una primavera a
l'avvio della fase vegetativa con notevole
aprile, mentre in estate si è avuto un ottim
nella fine di agosto ha provocato una riduzio
Pinot Nero all'inizio di settembre ha regalato
tà. Si prospetta una grande annata con note
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pienamente dei raggi caldi. I vini rossi sono
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PINOT NERO RISERVA „BUR
ALTO ADIGE DOC Uve: Pinot Nero
Vigneti: Tutte le uve impiegate per la prod
Glen e Mazzon a un’altitudine di ca. 450 m s.
Resa: 40 hl/ettaro
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Pinot Nero Alto Adige DOC Maglen 2013
CANTINA TRAMIN
To say that a Pinot Nero is fruity reveals many things. In this wine, first on
the nose and then immediately in the taste, one passes with natural ease
from the acidity of pomegranate to that of mixed fruit, all the way to sweet
and bitter orange. The spice of sweet cinnamon adds an overall balance to
the wine.
Pinot Nero Alto Adige DOC Riserva Borgum Novum 2013
CASTELFEDER
Label from plants grown at elevations that reach 700 meters above sea
level. Dark, fruity nose that recalls the blackberry, but also blueberry and
cassis, which is followed by touches of dried rose. In the mouth, a juicy
departure, even though a bit too rigid, thanks to its spicy, always measured
delicateness that recalls licorice and cinnamon. Acidic tannins.
VITIGNO PINOT NERO Microzona: Mazzon e Glen
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dal
COLTIVAZIONE I originario
vigneti seconda patria nella nostra Provincia. Le zon
coltivati in impianti no tra Mazzonsia e Montagna
con Glen. Il a MA
color rubino con lievi sfumature granate, h
(3000 ceppi/ha). Negli impi
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TERRENI Profondi e argilloZ
Come servirlo: 16-18°
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Acidità totale:
RESA 5,8
55 g/lhl/ha C
Invecchiamento: 6-10 anni
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VINIFICAZIONE I grappoli
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prima che questa Riserva vi
Selezioni - Monovitigni
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TEMPERATURA DI SERVIZI
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Pinot Nero Alto Adige DOC 2013
IGNAZ NIEDRIST
The soils of Cornaiano create a more acidic fruit, a sensation that is faithfully
reproduced, particularly in the mouth. The sip is therefore already a bit
austere, but not closed or markedly vertical. The sensations that recur today
are for the most part, pomegranate, currant, and graphite. Acidic tannins.
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Pinot Nero Alto Adige DOC Riserva Linticlarus 2013
TIEFENBRUNNER
Matured in different sized oak. The contribution of the wood, even in this
young wine, is not too evident, given that the Linticlarus plays on its best
qualities. Regarding its gustatory assets, sensations of toasted cherry as
well as a rich, spicy catalogue that does not lack a hint of vanilla, nor that
pleasing spiciness, which recalls pink peppercorns.
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Recipienti:
Invecchiamento
Tasso alcolico:
Acidità:
Zuccheri residua
Disponibilità:
G A R D I N I N OT E S W I N E R A N K I N G
The targets are three: short (5-8 years), medium (10-15 years) and long (more than 15
years), which denote the aging potential of the wine.
SHORT (5-8 years)
MEDIUM (10-15 years)
LONG (more than 15 years)
Lagrein
Lagrein DOC
Riserva . Taber
Coltivato nei vigneti che circondano Bolza
di punta dell’Alto Adige. È una varietà au
di gran carattere. Le grandi escursioni term
alluvionali, sabbiosi e sciolti, danno vita a
e tipica freschezza. Per il Lagrein Riserva T
uve selezionate che ci regalano un vino ch
ammiratori. Un vino icona di qualità indis
Lagrein
vigneti di oltre 80
Gries/Bolzano, 25
da fine settembre
fermentazione in b
un anno in barriqu
Caratteristiche:
Colore: rosso gran
Sentore: fruttato d
violetta, eucalipto
Sapore: intenso e
e tannini nobili e m
Alcol:
14,0* %vol
Zuccheri residui:
4,0* g/l
Temperatura di servizio: 18 °C
Abbinamento:
con carni rosse, se
da conservazione
Varietà:
Zona di coltivazione:
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Vendemmia:
Vinificazione:
Lagrein Alto Adige DOC Riserva Taber 2014
CANTINA DI BOLZANO
Almost 80 year-old vines, from the territory of Bolzano. Fermented in
wood and aged in casks for about a year. Delicate aromas of cherry, fresh
and in preserves, as well as those spicy-sweet flavors that become the true
protagonists in the mouth. The sip is smooth from coffee and cacao, but also
spicy from pink peppercorns. Acidic tannins.
Lagrein Alto Adige DOC Riserva 2013 Cantina PRODUTTORI Bolzano Soc. agric. coop.
I-39100 Bolzano | Piazza Gries, 2 | Tel. +39 0471 27 09 09 | Fax +39 04
[email protected] | www.cantinabolzano.com
Part.IVA/Cod. fisc. IT00121460216
WEINGUT ERBHOF UNTERGANZNER
Aged in small wood for more than a year. Explosive at the nose on notes of
macerated cherry and spices. In the mouth, an acidic component, thanks to
a note of red fruit that seems more, sour rather than sweet, cherry. On the
finish, a sensation of cloves is dominated by tannins of a flavorful matrix.
Lagrein Alto Adige DOC Riserva Porphyr 2013
CANTINA TERLANO
This label takes its name from the stone on which the almost 100 years-old
plants grow and from which this wine is derived. Abundant dark fruit. Rich
mouth, succulent, but also ample. The descriptors that primarily occur are
those of blackberry, both fresh and preserved, macerated cherry, cacao,
and Sichuan pepper. Flavorful tannins.
Lagrein Alto Adige DOC Riserva Tor di Lupo 2013
CANTINA ANDRIANO
GRIES Lagrein Riserva
Lagrein grown in the area of Gries, one of the most zones most suited to this
variety. Fruity aromas, both fresh and in preserves, ever so slightly hidden
by a subtle spicy patina, which in the mouth becomes less nuanced, but
together with the alcohol is more present in each phase of the tasting.
Acidic tannins.
La posizione ideale per i vigneti del Lagrein nella
storica zona di coltivazione di Gries a Bolzano
favorisce la formazione di aromi speziati e di
frutta matura, ciliegie e cioccolato. Il calore della
conca di Bolzano promuove la sua eleganza
vellutata, il gusto morbido e pieno, la vivace
freschezza e tannini ben integrati. Il finale fruttato
lo rende perfetto con le pietanze a base di
agnello e selvaggina e gli arrosti di carne rossa.
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Lagrein Alto Adige DOC Riserva Gries 2013
I terreni quasi pianeggianti di Gries vicino a
Bolzano sono caratterizzati da suoli sabbiosi di
NALS MARGREID
natura porfirica dell'area alluvionale fluviale. La
vigna autoctona del Lagrein grazie al calore
Clean, but not very articulated aromas of cherries in preserves and
macerated, accompanied by an exoticness that recalls cinnamon. The
mouth, proposes again the same sensations, adding only the spiciness
at the finish of a pleasing note of licorice root. Abundant and a bit rustic
tannins.
racchiuso nella conca di Bolzano, gode delle
condizioni
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maturare
appieno
conferendo al vino la vellutata morbidezza che lo
contraddistingue.
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G A R D I N I N OT E S W I N E R A N K I N G
The targets are three: short (5-8 years), medium (10-15 years) and long (more than 15
years), which denote the aging potential of the wine.
SHORT (5-8 years)
MEDIUM (10-15 years)
LONG (more than 15 years)
Cuvée Bianco
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Selezioni
Bianco Alto Adige DOC Beyond the Clouds 2014
ELENA WALCH
Nova Domus
2013
Undisclosed quantities of five white grape varieties combine to produce this
wine. Aged in wood during the various steps. In this vintage, the Chardonnay
is very evident in the mouth, thanks to its French style that maintains the
soul of the land. Citrusy attack, followed by ample white fruit and a dry
ending finish of delicately spiced notes.
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Bianco Alto Adige Terlano DOC Riserva Nova Domus 2013
CANTINA TERLANO
Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon refined in oak of varying
capacities. The quality that best describes this wine is balanced. Everything
is noticeable, woodsy notes included, but nothing is out of place. Fruity
attack that proceeds from mid-mouth with notes of dried fruit and ends on
those spicy and flavorful ones.
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Vino da Tavola Bianco Amistar 2014
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Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, and Sauvignon, to which a small amount ofDati tecnici
grapes dried on the vine is added. Potent wine of a luminous, fruity, and
• Gradazione alcolica: 14,5 %vol.
• Zucchero residuo: 3,0 g/l
exotic nature. In the mouth, ample pineapple, mature mango, and passion
• Acidità totale: 5,8
fruit, as well as succulent citrusy notes of lime and citron. A pleasingly
• Acidità: -spicy finish.
• PH: -• SO2: -• FSO2: --
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separately, first in stainless steel and then partially, in large barrels.
Aromas
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of gooseberry and variations on the tropical fruit theme. Refined, smooth
mouth, not too thin. Deep and very long persistence.
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Bianco Alto Adige Terlano DOC Réserve della Contessa 2015
MANINCOR
Pinot Bianco, in prevalence, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon. The spontaneous
vinification allows the wine, an elegant sweet and spicy profile of Tonka
beans and cinnamon, initially observed in its aromas. The mouth is instead,
dedicated to white fruit, and rendered more balsamic thanks to notes of
anise and thyme, which is even piquant, from a hint of ginger.
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Vitigni
Pinot Bianco 60 %, Chardonnay 30 %, Sauvignon Blanc
10 % (Terlaner DOC)
Posizione e terreno
Due terzi dell’uva provengono dalla tenuta Lieben Aich
a Terlano e l’altro terzo dai vigneti siti nei pressi di
Castel Campan. Lieben Aich è un vigneto dal microclima caldo, esposto a sud-ovest, a 300 m slm e con
terreno sabbioso, porfirico di origine vulcanica.
Campan invece ha un microclima fresco, esposizione
est e si trova a più di 500 m slm, il terreno è argilloso
calcareo da depositi morenici.
Annata
Il 2015 è stato fantastico. Un anno di sole e luce
come nella nostra regione ne vediamo al massimo
solo due in un decennio. Annate così ci regalano frutti
che hanno raggiunto una maturazione straordinaria e
vini che irradiano un'energia particolare. Ma non sono
mancate le sfide. In primo luogo la calura e la siccità
in estate e poi una fase di piogge durante la vendemmia. Siamo riusciti a superare con successo tutte
le difficoltà grazie ai nostri preparati biodinamici e a
tantissimo lavoro manuale. Abbiamo installato in tutti i
vigneti impianti di irrigazione a goccia. Per molti anni
non ne abbiamo avuto bisogno eppure, messo in
funzione con prudenza in casi estremi, diventa un vero
fattore di qualità. Nel luglio 2015 questa possibilità di
Vinificazione
I grappoli diraspati sono rimasti a macerare per sei
ore nella pressa onde attingere aroma e struttura
dalle bucce. La fermentazione è avvenuta in botti di
legno, spontanea senza aggiunta di lieviti. Durante i
nove mesi dell'affinamento a contatto con i lieviti si
sono esaltati aroma e gusto.
Imbottigliamento
53.000 bottiglie a maggio 2016
Valori analitici
Zuccheri residui: 0,6 g/l
Alcol: 13 % Vol.
Acidità: fermentazione malolattica, 6,0 g/l
Descrizione e abbinamenti
Colore giallo intenso con riflessi verdognoli. Profumo
fresco di mela, albicocca e un sentore di salvia.
Avvolgente, elegante, un vino di carattere dalla lunga
persistenza.
Darà il meglio di sé dall’estate 2016 a fine 2022.
Temperatura di servizio: 10 – 12 °C
Si abbina bene ad antipasti, piatti di pesce e
vegetariani, carni bianche.
These rigorously completed blind tastings
took place at the chamber of commerce of Bolzano,
from a panel of 120 samples.
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