Elena Walch Vigna Kastelaz Gewurztraminer DOC 2022
(Trentino Alto Adige, Italy)
Regular price $85.00 Sale price $65.97 Save $19.03
12-PACK PRICE = $64.97 per item (add 12+ quantity to your basket)
About the Winery:
Elena Walch is a 5-generation family-run estate in Alto Adige, a region in the North-East part of Italy, that led the wine quality revolution in the area and has gained a prominent international reputation.
An architect by trade, Elena Walch married into one of the oldest and most significant wine families of the region and brought new, modern concepts to the traditional approach. Today, the responsibility for the family business is in the hands of the Elena’s daughters, Julia and Karoline.
With 90 hectares of vines, including the two most representative, VIGNA Castel Ringberg in Caldaro und VIGNA Kastelaz in Tramin, Elena Walch is one of the most important producers in Alto Adige.
The estate is internationally respected for varietal wines sourced from multiple proprietary locations, ‘Vigna’ wines from some of the most acclaimed sites in the valley and award-winning, top cuvees such as the renowned “Beyond the Clouds.”
About the Wine:
The Gewürztraminer Vigna “Kastelaz” is an international benchmark for the variety and Elena Walch for this reason has been dubbed the “Queen of Gewürztraminer” by Gambero Rosso.
Vineyard Profile
The recognized single vineyard Vigna site of “Kastelaz” dominates the landscape of the wine village of Tramin. The term “Vigna” is an additional denomination of origin, recognizing a precisely demarcated and cartographically recorded single vineyard.
Vinification
Very carefully selected, fully ripe grapes get selected, picked in two harvests. Before pressing, the crushed berries are cold macerated for 6 hours, after which the juice is clarified by refrigeration and natural sedimentation. Fermentation is activated using selected yeasts and the temperature is controlled at 18°C. The young wine remains on its lees for several months.
Alcohol: 14%
Tasting Notes
With a rich, golden yellow color and a beguilingly complex bouquet, both elegant and mineral, this wine offers aromas of roses and lychee as well as subtle acacia honey. On the palate, it is convincing and complex with an elegant structure, stimulating acidity, harmonious-spicy freshness and a delicate, vibrant and dry finish. A wine with finesse and character.
Ratings & Reviews
94 Points - James Suckling (2021 Vintage):
"Perfumed and floral with notes of rose petals, lychees, pink guavas, grapefruit and peach blossom. Gentle juniper and spice notes, too. It’s full-bodied and full of flavor, with fantastic concentration, balance and freshness. Lingering tropical fruit. Drink now or hold." (July 2023)