Winemaker Notes
A classic Sauvignon Blanc with a straw yellow in color with greenish hues. On the nose, it is fresh, intense, spiced, and aromatic. On the palate, you'll find well-balanced acidity, aromatics, with a light muscat note, peach and apricot.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A complex wine with flowery tuberose aromas, yellow grapefruit and winter melon. Bright definition. Medium-bodied, it shines with finesse and close-knit structure, lemony acidity and a zesty finish, tight yet balanced. Drink or hold.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The 2024 Eisacktaler Kellerei Sauvignon displays a light straw hue with a subtle green tint and opens with distinctive aromas of rustic earth, chalk, and fresh herbs. On the palate, it reveals savory notes of green olives and a crisp, mineral-driven finish. This characterful Sauvignon pairs well with a Greek green olive and feta salad or with chicken braised with lemon, herbs, and olives. (Tasted: October 14, 2025, 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.
Capable of a vast array of styles, Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, refreshing variety that equally reflects both terroir and varietal character. Though it can vary depending on where it is grown, a couple of commonalities always exist—namely, zesty acidity and intense aromatics. This variety is of French provenance. Somm Secret—Along with Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc is a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. That green bell pepper aroma that all three varieties share is no coincidence—it comes from a high concentration of pyrazines (herbaceous aromatic compounds) inherent to each member of the family.
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