Eisacktaler Kerner DOC 2024

  The Kerner from the Neustift monastery in South Tyrol's Eisack Valley appears in the glass as a light straw yellow with greenish reflections, a color that visually conveys freshness and clarity. The nose reveals a lively, inviting bouquet of ripe peach, juicy apricot, and delicate mandarin notes, accompanied by floral nuances and a fine minerality that reflects the region's special terroir—gravelly moraine soils with mica schist, paragneiss, and quartzite at an altitude between 650 and 800 meters.

On the palate, the Kerner proves lively and racy, with a refreshing acidity that gives the wine tension and vitality, while the fruit aromas remain juicy and clear. The mineral finish gives the wine depth and structure, while at the same time making it a very accessible, harmonious wine. A special feature of this Kerner lies in its history and origin: the grape variety, a cross between Trollinger and Riesling, was created in Germany in 1929 and arrived in South Tyrol in the 1970s, where it thrives in the cool, high-altitude vineyards of the Eisack Valley and can fully develop its aromatic personality. - Gerardo [TS10/25]