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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2021 Eisacktaler Kellerei - Cantina Valle Isarco Kerner deftly combines aromatics with ripe fruits for a pleasing experience. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits aromas and flavors of dried earth, light floral notes, and ripe citrus. Enjoy it with deviled eggs topped with fresh sardines. (Tasted: December 27, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
Eisacktaler Kellerei (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 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.
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.
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