Erste+Neue e i vini Puntay • Food and Wine Italia

It brings in visitors like a magnet: Lake Caldaro, with its mild, rolling vineyards and magnificent historical homes, represents the heart of the South Tyrolean red wine area. It lies in the southernmost location, that of Oltradige Bassa Atesina (Überetsch-Südtiroler Unterland), the most essential wine-growing center in the province of Bolzano, crossed, not remarkably, by the earliest Red wine Path. The town, whose name stems from calcicus or caldera, for that reason highlights the impact of the body of water on the environment, enhancing the temperature level variety necessary for the care of the vine.

Here, water, red wine and mountains are properly “squeezed” likewise for traveler functions, with a myriad of guesthouses, trattorias and hotel dining establishments: propositions targeted at a kind of consumer who desires relaxation and views in some methods comparable to Mediterranean seaside resorts, however without interrupting the Tyrolean uniqueness. Nevertheless, for a long time the Oltradige has actually likewise played the function of precursor and promoter given that, for instance, in the locations where the leading white wines are produced, Guyot training has actually changed the traditional pergola system, seeking This offers higher stylistic coherence with regard to the vines it cultivates and vinifies. This is exactly the case of Erste+ Neue, a winery developed from the merger in 1986 of Erste Kellerei – the very first cooperative winery in Caldaro – established in 1900 with Neue Kellerei, another cooperative winery established in 1925: a rather significant part of the wine making history, not just of area of Caldaro, in addition to of the entire of Alto Adige, thanks to a journey that has actually continued without picking up more than 120 years. And it is still a story of union that has actually defined the current past of Erste+ Neue when, in 2016, it selected to combine within Cantina Kaltern, to combine and restore the brand name’s identity at the very same time, as described by oenologist Thomas Scarizuola: “Getting fascinating white wines, which can be acknowledged by an unique character and an Alpine tone of freshness”.

Puntay white wines.

It is their flagship line that stresses with higher accuracy the varietal attributes of the vines of origin, that is, terraced vineyards dispersed in different parcels primarily exposed to the south, situated beginning with the lower slopes of the Mendola as much as the slopes of the Dolomites: a a lot more mindful choice of the very best plots, followed by fragile and even less intrusive wine making. The white wines are rather intricate however vertical, with clear and extreme scents, unified by an excellent coupling with food: a virtuous circle that equates, without a lot of frills, into complementarity, territoriality and exclusivity.

” The 2022 vintage was objectively favorable for the quality of the grapes gave the cellar, and marks, to name a few things, the natural accreditation of the Puntay line– clarifies Thomas Scarizuola.– Regardless of the many problems connected to the environment, which was especially hot and dry, the plants held up against the water tension well due to the absence of rain in the summer season duration and the typical elevation at which the vineyards lie definitely assisted in this element, which in many cases reaches 800 meters above water level.”

The Puntay Sauvignon Alto Adige Doc 2022, a nectar with high minerality and verticality, thanks to the porphyritic soil on which the vineyards exist, is extremely strong in the normal recommendations of the range, revealing a taste buds of character and energy with delightfully more vegetal tones than fully grown. The Puntay Gewürztraminer Alto Adige Doc 2022, an example of strength and balance, defined by a non-preponderant aromaticity, is especially hot, however nuanced by notes of a little smoky roses. The Puntay Pinot Bianco Alto Adige Doc 2022, originating from vineyards in between 400 and 600 meters above water level defined by a calcareous soil, exposes pure flower tones innervated by tips of litchi and chamomile, emerging tonic and relentless all the method through. The Puntay Kalterersee Classico Superiore Alto Adige Doc 2022, from Schiava grapes, is just a “hymn to drinkability”, using an exceptional complete taste and a mouthwatering and extreme surface. Lastly, the Puntay Chardonnay Alto Adige Doc 2022 appears deep, extremely great, embroidered in scrumptious scents similar to citrus and flower; tidy and profiled in taste, it closes slim and long.