2019 | Elena Walch | Beyond The Clouds Bianco Alto Adige DOC

White Wine: 2019 | Elena Walch | Beyond The Clouds Bianco Alto Adige DOC
A brilliant straw yellow characterizes the white cuvée “Beyond the Clouds.” On the nose, a complex, beguiling aroma game with notes of white flowers and fruit nuances from stone fruit and pineapple, capped by a fine mineral approach.
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Producer: Elena Walch
Ratings: F | 93 JS | 95
Vintage: 2019
Size: 750ml
ABV: 14%
Varietal: Chardonnay
Country/Region: Italy, Alto Adige
A brilliant straw yellow characterizes the white cuvée “Beyond the Clouds.” On the nose, a complex, beguiling aroma game with notes of white flowers and fruit nuances from stone fruit and pineapple, capped by a fine mineral approach. Elegant and multi-layered, the wine presents itself with a discreetly integrated, restrained wood note on the palate: with finesse and power, exciting and with great development potential and a vibrant finish.
Reviews:
Falstaff: Shiny light straw yellow with green nuances. Fragrant and complex nose, of yellow peach, melon, then some fresh pineapple, playful, lemon balm in the background. Juicy at the beginning and over the course, fine citrus notes, salty, long-lasting in the finish.
James Suckling: Quite a bit of vanilla oak, but this graceful and creamy dry white takes the oak in its stride. Plenty of flint and hay character, too. Very good concentration and length, the finish firmly structured, but not a jot overbearing.
Producer Information
Elena Walch is an Italian wine producer situated in the country’s most northerly wine region ? Alto Adige. The estate’s portfolio of wines includes local grape varieties such as Pinot Grigio, Lagrein and Schiava, as well as Germanic varieties including Müller-Thurgau and Riesling alongside Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay and Merlot. Elena Walch has 55 hectares (136 acres) of cultivated vineyards around Alto Adige, including its two most prestigious vineyards: Vigna Kastelaz and Vigna Castel Ringberg. Vigna Kastelaz occupies south-facing chalky slopes that overlook the village of Tramin and is primarily planted to Gewürztraminer and Merlot. The 20ha (49 acre) Vigna Castel Ringberg vineyard is situated in Caldaro, close to the 17th Century Castel Ringberg built by the Hapsburg family. This vineyard is the largest single vineyard of state’s vineyards and wine cellars in Tramin and Caldaro.its kind in Alto Adige and sits at an altitude of 1080 feet (330 meters) above sea level. It is here that the estate cultivates its more well-known grape varieties including Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon, as well as the more regional-specific varieties, Lagrein and Schiava. The Vigna Kastelaz and Vigna Castel Ringberg vineyards are the foundation of Elena Walch’s extensive wine range. They are also the basis of its single-vineyard red and white wines that are drawn from selected vineyard parcels. A prime example is the estate’s Vigna Castel Ringberg Kalterersee, a Schiava-based wine aged in a mix of Slavonian and French oak barrels and steel vats for between one to four years.