Winemaker Notes
The 2019 Sauvignon Vigna “Castel Ringberg” shows an elegant straw yellow with light green accents. The invitingly subtle bouquet is characterized by elegant floral notes of elderflower and mountain herbs, a hint of gooseberries and an alpine freshness. With fruity fullness, elegant structure, juicy minerality, distinctive harmony and complex potential, this single vineyard Sauvignon delights.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Elena Walch flexes her white wine muscle to impressive results in this vintage. Offering enormous varietal purity and crispness, her 2019 Alto Adige Sauvignon Vigna Castel Ringberg is a bright and luminous wine with citrusy aromas that cede to tropical fruit, fresh basil, jasmine and almond blossom. Like most of the beautiful white wines that come from the Dolomites in the far north of Italy, there is a distinctive mineral note of crushed limestone or chalk as well. This is a 15,000-bottle production. Fruit comes from the Castel Ringberg vineyard just above the Caldaro Lake at a cool and breezy 400 meters above sea level.
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James Suckling
Lots of kiwi, lime and grass character. Medium to full body. Semi-oily. Bright acidity. Dense.
Elena Walch is a leading Alto Adige wine estate, in family hands, and belongs to the elite in Italian wine production, with international success. Encouraging quality and innovation, Elena Walch stood at the head of the Alto Adige quality revolution and has gained local and international esteem for her efforts.
The philosophy of the estate is dedicated to its terroir – the idea that wines must be the individual expression of their soil, climate and cultivation in the vineyard – and that this must be maintained according to principles of sustainability and passed on to the next generation.
The picturesque single estates of Castel Ringberg and Kastelaz are the heart of Elena Walch's vineyards, now working on a vineyard surface of 55ha. With sustainability being one of the core values at Elena Walch, the wines reflect the various terroirs they originate from. Finally, with the aim of making only the highest quality wines, Elena Walch has been honored with several national as well as international awards.
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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