Winemaker Notes
Light golden yellow with clearly green reflections. Ripe peaches, dried apricots, orange peel, ginger, and elder blossoms. Juicy and powerful, with soft fruit sweetness in the finish.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Intense aromas of ripe apricot, tangerine and botanical herb lead the way. Full bodied and savory, the palate also boasts tension and energy, delivering ripe yellow peach, orange zest, nutmeg and ginger alongside vibrant acidity. Abbazia di Novacella USA.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2018 Alto Adige Valle Isarco Kerner Praepositus is an edgy and offbeat expression with a fun blend of citrusy primary fruit and some distant petrol or jet fuel at the back. Fermentation and aging all take place in stainless steel, and the fruit is drawn from a site located very high up in the mountains at 750 meters above sea level. The wine's mineral signature is very strong, and you are left with a pretty dusting of chalk and flint, with grapefruit, mango and nectarine. Rating : 92+
There are hundreds of white grape varieties grown throughout the world. Some are indigenous specialties capable of producing excellent single varietal wines. Each has its own distinct viticultural characteristics, as well as aroma and flavor profiles.
A mountainous northern Italian region heavily influenced by German culture, Trentino-Alto Adige is actually made up of two separate but similar regions: Alto Adige and Trentino.
Trentino, the southern half, is primarily Italian-speaking and largely responsible for the production of non-native, international grapes. There is a significant quantity of Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and Merlot produced. But Trentino's native and most unique red variety, Teroldego, while still rare, is gaining popularity. It produces a deeply colored red wine rich in wild blackberry, herb, coffee and cocoa.
The rugged terrain of German-speaking Alto Adige (also referred to as Südtirol) focuses on small-scale viticulture, with great value placed on local varieties—though international varieties have been widely planted since the 1800s. Sheltered by the Alps from harsh northerly winds, many of the best vineyards are at extreme altitude but on steep slopes to increase sunlight exposure.
Dominant red varieties include the bold, herbaceous Lagrein and delicate, strawberry-kissed, Schiava, in addition to some Pinot Nero.
The primary white grapes are Pinot grigio, Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay and Pinot blanc, as well as smaller plantings of Sauvignon blanc, Müller Thurgau. These tend to be bright and refreshing with crisp acidity and just the right amount of texture. Some of the highest quality Pinot grigio in Italy is made here.