Cantina Valle Isarco Südtirol - Alto Adige DOC Chardonnay 2023

93 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team

"Bursting with classic Chardonnay stone fruit, this tank fermented, lees aged wine is a winner.  Super drinkable with a lovely freshness that keeps you coming back for more”
- Wine Direct Tasting Team

Eisacktaler Kellerei's Alto Adige Valle Isarco Chardonnay was born in vineyards located in the Valle (Valley)  Isarco, in the heart of South Tyrol. After a soft pressing, the grapes ferment in stainless steel tanks on the noble lees at controlled temperature.

Valle Isarco lies at a point in northernmost Italy where glaciers meet the gentle rolling hills of the Mediterranean. It’s a region, within Italy’s Alto-Adige, characterised by a wine tradition that span back to 500BC. But while its wine tradition may be historic, it also defined by the personality of its contemporary growers who, thanks to a wide variety in soils, in cultivation areas and sunlight exposures – as well as in the microclimates of specific vineyards, allow each vineyard to develop and thrive within its own character. Steep terraced vineyards call for year-round dedication and can, in many cases, require solely hand tending, so it’s no wonder the spirit of each family of winemakers is so at one with its vineyard.