Winemaker Notes
Blend: 60 % Pinot Bianco, 30 % Chardonnay, 10 % Sauvignon Blanc
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Just like the previous vintage, the Cantina Terlano 2018 Alto Adige Terlano Riserva Nova Domus is a blend of 60% Pinot Bianco, 30% Chardonnay and 10% Sauvignon Blanc, and again it is beautiful. Released in about 33,000 slightly heavy bottles, it flaunts an elaborate embroidery of aromas and shows what real texture can be in a white wine. Peach, mineral, toasted almond and dried cumin seed all make appearances in this gorgeous blend. The wine has an enormous sense of fiber or textural richness, with creamy and supple overtones, that helps it to glide clear over the palate. Its persistence and length can be counted in many long minutes.
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James Suckling
The complex, toasty, fresh-herb and beeswax nose gently leads you into the generous and silky palate that has great textural complexity and spot-on balance through the very long, supple and mineral finish. A cuvée of pinot bianco, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc that dates back to this producer’s foundation in 1893.
With hundreds of white grape varieties to choose from, winemakers have the freedom to create a virtually endless assortment of blended white wines. In many European regions, strict laws are in place determining the set of varieties that may be used in white wine blends, but in the New World, experimentation is permitted and encouraged. Blending can be utilized to enhance balance or create complexity, lending different layers of flavors and aromas. For example, a variety that creates a soft and full-bodied white wine blend, like Chardonnay, would do well combined with one that is more fragrant and naturally high in acidity. Sometimes small amounts of a particular variety are added to boost color or aromatics. Blending can take place before or after fermentation, with the latter, more popular option giving more control to the winemaker over the final qualities of the wine.
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