
Awards
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Decanter – World Wine Awards 2022
97 Punkte für den Terlaner I Primo Grand Cuvèe 2019
Terlaner I Primo Grand Cuvèe 2019
97 points
The bouquet shows tremendous impact: teeming with fruit, restrained yet buzzing aromas of seasoned oak, chalk and flint. A really elegant and structured palate shows white fruits, ginger, and dried honey with a vigorous acidity and almost stark minerality. A sensational wine with decades ahead of it.
Rarity Pinot Bianco 200995 pointsRestrained but intense yellow fruit, pineapple, citrus and chalky nose. Plush and poised palate with precise yellow/tropical fruit and lime flavours, underscored by refreshing acidity and an unobtrusive structure. It has an irreproachable line, length and balance, the aftertaste lingering on and on. A wine of exceptional character and quality.Quarz Alto Adige Terlano Sauvignon Blanc 2020
96 points
Great varietal definition on the nose with grapefruit and herbal undertones. Rosemary and thyme along with a ripe citrus character. Lovely juicy cool green fruit flavours balanced by a strident minerality. Hard to find a better example of Sauvignon; well worth the money. A metaphysical wine with a lingering finish.
Porphyr Alto Adige Lagrein Riserva 2019
95 points
Saturated colour and nose! Creamy, dark, dense and compelling stuff. Full-bodied, very dry, with lots of oak, rich bitter chocolate notes, grippy tannins and an enticing fruit core. Poised balance but very taut. Long, dry, impressive, oaky finish. There's complexity, but such joyous drinkability too.
Vorberg Alto Adige Terlano Pinot Bianco Riserva 2019
95 points
Subtle oak, ripe Williams pear, pineapple, spring floral and chalky bouquet. The palate is mouthfilling and juicy with an impressive intensity of ripe fruit flavours, underscored by crisp acidity, well-integrated alcohol and a long mineral-inflected finish. Super now, and won’t fall over anytime soon. Remarkable.
Lunare Alto Adige Gewürztraminer 2020
95 points
Elegant, fresh and floral-toned nose. Creamy, polished and restrained in the mouth with nutty nuances and sweet perfumed hints. Ample but poised with abundant definition and sufficient acidity. Long, luscious and enticing finish. The words ‘polished’ and ‘enticing’ come to mind. A Gewürztraminer for Gewürztraminer devotees.
Terlaner Riserva Nova Domus 2019
93 points
Orchard/tropical fruit and spice nose. Weighty on the palate with moderate freshness and ample fruit concentration. Long, stony finish.
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2022 - James Suckling
97 Punkte für Terlaner I Primo Grande Cuvèe 2019, Rarity 2009 Pinot Bianco und Porphyr Lagrein Riserva 2019.
Terlaner I Primo Grande Cuvée 2019
97 points
The Alps and the Mediterranean meet in a glass! Mountain freshness (think wild herbs) and bright fruit (think Amalfi lemon) come together in a wine that marries a stack of fine tannins with wet-stone minerality on the tightly wound palate. Make no mistake, this has been built for very long aging, so decant to aerate, if you drink it any time soon. Breathtaking energy at the very long finish.
Rarity Pinot Bianco 2009
97 points
Absurdly fresh for its age, with a very complex, flinty and creamy personality. Matches its concentration with pithy structure, mineral intensity and racy energy that are beautifully interwoven on the super-long finish. Ought to mature for several further decades, only changing very slowly. A 100% dry pinot blanc that was matured in cask until bottling on August 25th, 2021.
Porphyr Alto Adige Lagrein Riserva 2019
97 points
An enormously concentrated and complex Italian red that is totally distinctive to this region. Stunning nose that marries the blackest berry fruit with notes of raw meat, old balsamic vinegar and crushed rock. The integration of deep fruit, richness and dense powdery tannins is breathtaking, the plush finish extremely long. The best vintage ever of this unique wine!
Terlaner Riserva Nova Domus 2019
96 points
Incredibly deep and complex nose with a ton of candied pineapple and citrus, plus notes of white pepper, chamomile and verveine. As concentrated as it is highly structured on the imposing, but energetic palate, that energy driving the extremely intense and focused crushed-rock and wild-herb finish. The best vintage ever of this wine! A cuvée of pinot bianco, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc with a history going back to 1893.
Vorberg Alto Adige Terlano Pinot Bianco Riserva 2019
95 points
A very deep and concentrated dry pinot blanc that’s only just beginning to give its best. Wonderful balance of creamy richness with delicately toasty and caramelized-pear character. Modest acidity, but so much mineral energy that you don’t think for a second about the scale of the wine (14%). Extremely long and silky finish.
Quarz Alto Adige Terlano Sauvignon Blanc 2020
95 points
A beautifully crafted sauvignon blanc that marries the fruity, herbal, vegetal and mineral aspects of this grape to create a seamless and complex masterpiece. So pure, so elegant and refined, yet also invigorating, thanks to its Alpine freshness. Very long, crystalline finish.
Lunare Alto Adige Gewürztraminer 2020
94 points
The effusive floral honey, jasmine and candied tropical-fruit aromas make this super-sensual gewurz very hard to resist. Full-bodied and rich, yet properly dry and very clean, this is a remarkable expression of this classic grape variety, without a hint of the extravagance so often associated with it.
Monticol Alto Adige Pinot Nero Riserva 2019
94 points
What a beautiful fragrance this very elegant Alpine pinot noir has! Fine red-berry and dried orange-peel aromas with delicate spice from oak. Wonderful integration of generous body and fine tannins, building gently at the long, structured finish. From vineyards between 500 and 600 meters above sea level.
Terlaner Alto Adige Terlano Cuvèe 2021
93 points
Full, yet subtle nose of crisp pear and candied lemon with delicate herbal notes and a whiff of flint. Impressive substance and textural complexity on the simultaneously generous and precise palate. Spot-on balance of ripeness and freshness at the long, wet-stone finish. A cuvée of pinot bianco, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc with a history going back to 1893.
Kreuth Alto Adige Terlano Chardonnay 2020
93 points
An elegant chardonnay that combines restrained creaminess with silky and quite mineral acidity right through the generous yet cool palate. Long finish with so much lemon-balm and chamomile freshness. Still very youthful.
Gries Alto Adige Lagrein Riserva 2019
93 points
Brimming with forest-berry and damson-plum aromas, this is a very vivid and expressive red wine, in spite of its ripeness. The substantial, moderately dry tannins still need some time to completely harmonize, but there’s so much good fruit in here. Long finish with stacks of cocoa-powder and dried-sage character. Drinkable now, but best from 2024.
Chardonnay Alto Alto 2021
92 points
Expertly marrying ripeness and brightness, this Alpine chardonnay makes a bold statement, yet is easy to enjoy. Long, energetic and crystalline finish that inexorably pulls you back for more!
Gewürztraminer Alto Adige 2021
92 points
What an enticing wine this is, thanks to the aromas of ripe mangosteen and star fruit with a touch of jasmine. Stunning balance on the palate for the quite challenging vintage, the ripeness and grapefruit freshness exactly matched, the finish so clean and straight.
Müller Thurgau Alto Adige 2021
92 points
The pink-grapefruit, kiwi and fresh-mint aromas pour from the glass of this exceptional muller-thurgau, and the generous, juicy palate has super mountain freshness that makes the wet-stone finish wonderfully invigorating!
Pinot Bianco Alto Adige 2021
92 points
An excellent dry pinot blanc that marries invigorating freshness with a fascinating snow-pea and fine green-bean character. You barely feel them directly, but a touch of positive tannin really helps to harmonize this at the very straight and crisp finish.
Winkl Alto Adige Terlano Sauvignon Blanc 2021
92 points
A very classic Alto Adige sauvignon blanc with tons of yellow-grapefruit aroma, but also many herbal and sweet vegetal (think green bean, asparagus, etc.) notes. Juicy and vibrant, but also well-structured, this has impressive depth at the bright finish.
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Falstaff 2020/2021
Weißburgunder Rarity 2007
98 Punkte
Funkelndes helles Goldgelb mit leichten Grüntönen. Intensive und vielschichtige Nase, nach weißer Melone und baumreifem Champagner-Apfel unterlegt von rauchig-mineralischen Komponenten, frisch und präsent. Fein und ausgewogen im Ansatz, baut sich dann in vielen Schichten auf, klare Frucht, salzig und sehr lange anhaltend.
Terlaner Primo I Grande Cuvée 2017
97 Punkte
Brillantes Strohgelb mit dezentem Grün. Eröffnet mit dezent rauchigen Noten, nach kühlen Steinen, dann baumfrischer Apfel, etwas Marille und Ananas dazu. Startet am Gaumen grandios los, viel knackige Mirabellenfrucht, etwas Banane, sehr tiefgründig, salzig und mit langem Nachhall, ein Langstreckenläufer.
Quarz Sauvignon Blanc 2018
96 Punkte
Brillantes Strohgelb mit grünen Tönen. Sehr offen und intensiv in der Nase, zunächst etwas rauchig-mineralisch, dann klare Noten nach Grapefruit, Stachelbeere und Holunderblüten, etwas Melisse im Hintergrund. Breitet sich am Gaumen wunderbar aus, saftig und tiefgründig, nach Grapefruit und dunklen Johannisbeeren, sehr langer Nachhall.
Nova Domus Terlaner Riserva 2017
95 Punkte
Glänzendes Strohgelb mit grünen Tönen. Kompakte Nase mit Noten nach frischem Apfel, Walnüssen, etwas Birne, wirkt noch sehr jung. Rollt saftig über den Gaumen, mit sehr gut herausgearbeiteter Frucht, nach Apfel und Mirabellen, salzig und stahlig, beginnt fein und verhalten, gewinnt im Verlauf zunehmend an Volumen, ein Wein, der viel Zeit braucht
Vorberg Weißburgunder Riserva 2017
94 Punkte
Glänzendes Strohgelb mit leichten Grüntönen. Zeigt eine kühle, tiefgründige Nase, etwas Kamille, dann schöner frischer Apfel, mineralische Komponenten. Rund und ausgewogen am Gaumen, entfaltet sich mit cremiger Frucht, nussig und mit sehr langem Nachhall.
Lunare Gewürztraminer 2017
94 Punkte
Funkelndes, intensives Strohgelb mit grünem Touch. Sehr intensive und zugleich kühle Nase, eröffnet mit Noten von Gewürznelken und Thymian, dann viel Mango und Nektarine, im Hintergrund nach Rauchfleisch. Am Gaumen sehr komplexe Aromatik, ein Feuerwerk an Geschmackseindrücken, hat festen Druck, im Finale sehr lange und knochentrocken, bleibt minutenlang im Gaumen.
Porphyr Lagrein Riserva 2017
93 Punkte
Sattes tiefdunkles, undurchdringliches Purpur. Urzeit in der Nase noch zurückhaltend, spärlicher Duft, muss sich noch entwickeln. Am Gaumen sehr satt mit mineralischem Unterton, druckvoll, elegant, spannt sich schön auf, gekonnte Holzeinsatz, langer Nachhall.