2022 ChevernyDomaine du Salvard
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An absolute live wire of a white grown at high elevation in the shadow of jagged Dolomite peaks, Nössing’s Müller features a lustrous perfume bursting with exotic aromas of guava, passion fruit, lime, and wildflowers. This sleek, bracing mineral bomb epitomizes mountain refreshment in its purest form.
—Anthony Lynch
Wine Type: | white |
Vintage: | 2020 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | Müller Thurgau |
Appellation: | Alto Adige – Valle Isarco |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Alto Adige |
Producer: | Manni Nössing |
Winemaker: | Manni Nössing |
Vineyard: | 6 years, 0.8 ha |
Soil: | Sandy, Granite |
Aging: | Controlled-temperature fermentation in stainless steel vats lasts 10-12 days |
Farming: | Sustainable |
Alcohol: | 12% |
Manni Nössing Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige – Valle Isarco
Manni Nössing Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige – Valle Isarco
Manni Nössing Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige – Valle Isarco
Manni Nössing Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige – Valle Isarco
Peter Dipoli Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige
Peter Dipoli Italy | Alto Adige | 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.
Manni Nössing Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige – Valle Isarco
Manni Nössing Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige – Valle Isarco
Ferruccio Carlotto Italy | Alto Adige | Vigneti delle Dolomiti
Manni Nössing Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige – Valle Isarco
Peter Dipoli Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige
Ferruccio Carlotto Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige
Manni Nössing Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige – Valle Isarco
Peter Dipoli Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige
Castagnoli Italy | Tuscany
Vignai da Duline Italy | Friuli | Delle Venezie
La Marca di San Michele Italy | Le Marche | Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
Giovanni Montisci Italy | Sardinia
A good doctor prescribed the wine of Nuits-Saint-Georges to the Sun King, Louis XIV, when he suffered an unknown maladie. When the king’s health was restored the tasty remedy enjoyed a vogue at court. Lord, send me a doctor like that!
Inspiring Thirst, page 117
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