Eisacktaler Kellerei - Cantina Valle Isarco - Sauvignon

2022
Blend
100% Sauvignon
Country
Italy
Region
Trentino-Alto-Adige
UPC
6 89016 12003 4
Other
Verified Stock
83190-22
Product Ratings
James Suckling 91pt

Notes of Meyer lemons and ripe mangoes with hints of honeysuckle, turmeric and beeswax. Medium- to full-bodied, compact and vivid with some salty character and a juicy, fruity finish. A little waxy at the end.

by James Suckling, 2023
Wine Advocate 91pt

The Cantina Valle Isarco 2022 Alto Adige Sauvignon has bright aromas of tangerine skin, candied pear, citrus and an overall, very perfumed bouquet that speaks to the naked personality of this grape grown in an Alpine environment. There are tropical notes as well, but the wine does not have the pungent green tomato leaf tones that you can sometimes get with this grape in New Zealand wines. Instead, you get sweet and delicate papaya and star fruit. It lacks some acidity on the close.

by Wine Advocate, 2024

Vinification

Delicate processing and crushing, controlled-temperature fermentation and ageing on fine lees in stainless steel tanks, no malolactic fermentation .

Food pairing

asparagus, snails, poached or grilled fish, ideal as an aperitif.

Technical data

GRAPE VARIETY 100% Sauvignon Blanc
ALTITUDE 450 - 700 m
POSITION AND SOIL Hot, fertile, very deep alluvial soils with porphyritic sediment

Tasting notes

Colour: Greenish yellow
Nose: Intense, with nettle and blackcurrant scents
Taste: dry, rounded, typical

Estate

Cantina Valle Isarco is located in the Isarco Valley, the northernmost wine producing area of Alto Adige. The winery incorporates 135 families as grower members and has an exceptional reputation for high quality white wines. The special microclimate of this region, with hot summer days and fresh nights at vintage time, makes sure that the grapes reach maturity with a high sugar content. The light and gravelly soils, containing deal of minerals, provide these wines with strong character and incomparable typicality and elegance. This is why the vine-growers of the Valle Isarco have specialized in the cultivation of white grapes, it is the ideal climate for these local grape varieties.

The youngest winery of note in Alto Adige, Cantina Valle Isarco was founded in 1961 at Maso Reinthaler. Unfortunately, the initial winery burnt down in 1962 and was then replaced by a new modern winery in 1975. The 135 members benefit from altitudes ranging from 300m – 1000m, excellent soils and climate for producing expressive wines with wonderful individual varietal character. For the most part, as a result of the steep slopes on which the vineyards lie, picking is almost entirely done by hand.

The Isarco Valley offers one of the most beautiful natural landscapes in Alto Adige, with its majestic mountains dotted by alpine farmhouses, castles, monasteries, villages, magnificent chestnut groves and, above all, terraced vineyards enclosed within neat low stone walls. The people are accustomed to working the predominantly steep mountain slopes, tending their vineyards at heights of up to 950m. It is primarily, this variety that commands respect and keeps alive the valley people’s attachment to their unique natural surroundings.