Kurtatsch Cortaccia (Michael Chiarrelo)
Kofl Alto Adige - Südtirol Sauvignon Blanc
Alto Adige, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
The pale yellow wine gives a hint of oak on the nose, along with citrus and stone fruit. The palate shows lemon, orange peel, apricot and that hint of oak. The grassy notes are kept to a minimum, which is fine with me, and leaves this as one of the tastier Sauvignons I have encountered.
The pale yellow wine gives a hint of oak on the nose, along with citrus and stone fruit. The palate shows lemon, orange peel, apricot and that hint of oak. The grassy notes are kept to a minimum, which is fine with me, and leaves this as one of the tastier Sauvignons I have encountered.
May 6th, 2021
Vintage 2016 | Sultry, some spicyness, attractive balance
Vintage 2016 | Sultry, some spicyness, attractive balance
Jun 17th, 2020
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SommCon San Diego 2019: Alto Adige: A World Apart - Friday, November 15
SommCon San Diego 2019: Alto Adige: A World Apart - Friday, November 15
Nov 13th, 2019
Sauvignon from Alto Adige - an easy wine to like. Usually luscious, ripe, powerful, something to say. And so it goes again here...
I grabbed this guy from the clearance bin and only later realized I had visited the winery a few years ago, a big fancy glossy floored operation in the adorable town of Bolzano - the wine is humble and fits together in itself with sweet quirks and lots of umph.
Sticky grilled peaches garnished with cool mint and a Chartreusian blend of honeyed anise, dried orange peel, and peppery herbs.
Sauvignon from Alto Adige - an easy wine to like. Usually luscious, ripe, powerful, something to say. And so it goes again here...
I grabbed this guy from the clearance bin and only later realized I had visited the winery a few years ago, a big fancy glossy floored operation in the adorable town of Bolzano - the wine is humble and fits together in itself with sweet quirks and lots of umph.
Sticky grilled peaches garnished with cool mint and a Chartreusian blend of honeyed anise, dried orange peel, and peppery herbs.
I would take this over most bottles of Sancerre any day! I continue to be impressed with the wines from this region and need to make a trip out there.
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Re-visiting this- damn it's good. I'm starting to think there is a small blend of semillon or viogner? The nose is so powerful with lemon pith...
I would take this over most bottles of Sancerre any day! I continue to be impressed with the wines from this region and need to make a trip out there.
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Re-visiting this- damn it's good. I'm starting to think there is a small blend of semillon or viogner? The nose is so powerful with lemon pith...
