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2019 Alto Adige Sauvignon “Voglar”
Peter Dipoli

Peter Dipoli in his vines


At once luscious and vibrant, Voglar is not only one of Italy’s most sublime Sauvignon Blancs, but one of the country’s—and Europe’s—great white wines.
The Loire Valley may be the epicenter of elegant, cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc, but it is not the only place this grape can reach stunning heights. Along the steep slopes of the Dolomites, in northeastern Italy’s Alto Adige region, Peter Dipoli produces such a distinctive and mesmerizing version of this well-known variety that, when you take one sip, you’ll never look at Sauvignon Blanc the same. His “Voglar” tastes, at most, like a distant cousin to Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé, and the other Loire blancs that have come to define the grape.
Several decades ago, after extensive research, Peter discovered that his family’s stunningly beautiful, high-elevation, and limestone-rich land near Bolzano paradoxically offered a few key conditions similar to those of the Loire Valley, and would therefore be ideally suited to cool-climate Sauvignon. “Alto Adige has an alpine climate with Mediterranean influence,” he recently told me, “and to get close to the continental climate of Loire, you have to climb to more than 450 meters. This permits for a later harvest without losing acidity.” This long and even ripening allows often-hidden flavors like ginger and sage to emerge and also results in an incredible balance between succulence and the zesty and mouth-watering liveliness that makes Sauvignon Blanc so refreshing and food-friendly. Peter ages the wine in large acacia botti, which lends the perfect finishing touch, imbuing this bianco with even more texture and depth. In rare, exceptional vintages like the just-released 2019, Peter extends the aging process, waiting as long as he needs to until the wine is ready, underscoring his complete devotion to world-class Sauvignon Blanc. How many other producers of white wine do this?
At once luscious and vibrant, Voglar is not only one of Italy’s most sublime Sauvignon Blancs, but one of the country’s—and Europe’s—great white wines.
—Tom Wolf
Wine Type: | white |
Vintage: | 2019 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | Sauvignon Blanc |
Appellation: | Alto Adige |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Alto Adige |
Producer: | Peter Dipoli |
Winemaker: | Peter Dipoli |
Vineyard: | Planted in 1990 |
Soil: | Chalk, dolomite, limestone |
Farming: | Sustainable |
Alcohol: | 13% |
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About The Producer
Peter Dipoli
About The Region
Alto Adige
In the heart of the Dolomites, Alto Adige is Italy’s northernmost wine region. Having changed hands multiples times in its history between Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire (it shares a border with Austria), it boasts strong Germanic influence on its culture, language, cuisine, as well as its wines.
The mountainous geography is the principal determinant of local winemaking styles, with the high-altitude vineyards and cool Alpine climate favoring primarily crisp, racy, aromatic whites from varieties like Kerner, Sauvignon, Müller Thurgau, and Grüner Veltliner. A Mediterranean influence on climate is channeled north up the valley until Bolzano, permitting the cultivation of certain reds as well, among which Schiava, Lagrein, Pinot Nero, and Merlot fare best.
Small growers who once sold fruit to the area’s multiple co-ops are now increasingly bottling their own wines. The arrival of many quality-oriented artisans on the scene caught our eye years ago, and we now count three estates from Südtirol, as it is also known, in our portfolio. These high-acid mountain wines make for a beautifully invigorating aperitivo with thinly sliced speck, a local specialty.
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Kermit once said...

Kermit once said...
Let the brett nerds retire into protective bubbles, and whenever they thirst for wine it can be passed in to them through a sterile filter. Those of us on the outside can continue to enjoy complex, natural, living wines.
Inspiring Thirst, page 236
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