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Elena Walch 2004 Castel Ringberg Riserva Chardonnay (Alto Adige)
- Editors' Choice
- $34
If you love Italy and love elegantly oaked Chardonnay, this is your wine. Deep gold in color, Elena Walch delivers generous notes of apple, nut, spring flowers over lavish honey aromas. Opulent, modern and seductively smooth in the mouth, pair it with butter squash, turkey or roasted pork.
— M.L.
(12/1/2007)
Elena Walch 2002 Riserva Kastelaz Merlot (Alto Adige)
- $35
Here’s a wine that scores sky high in drinkability: It is a modern Merlot but avoids being big or brawny. In fact, its structure is just right—solid without being heavy—and the many delicate aromatic nuances are the finishing touches on a pretty picture. Look for forest berry fruit, light toast and loads of almond (refined in oak for 18 months).
— M.L.
(4/1/2007)
Elena Walch 2003 Castel Ringberg Riserva Lagrein (Alto Adige)
- $38
This is a gorgeous juicy-red-fruit driven wine with complex and interwoven nuances of blueberry, cherry, cookie dough, chocolate chip and soft vanilla oak playing a supporting role (the wines sees 18 months of oak). Deep and dark in color, the wine is about as creamy-smooth on the palate as they come.
— M.L.
(9/1/2007)
Elena Walch 2008 Castel Ringberg Riserva Chardonnay (Alto Adige)
- $36
This gorgeous Riserva Chardonnay shows modern oak touches of vanilla and toasted almond backed by apricot, honeysuckle and creamy lemon mousse. It’s a thick, structured white wine with a creamy finish that would pair with chicken, shellfish or pork.
— M.L.
(3/1/2012)
Elena Walch 2003 Riserva Kastelaz Merlot (Alto Adige)
- $35
An outstanding Merlot with notes of blueberry, red fruit and light vanilla bean. It also has a touch of leather and tobacco, which add personality. The wine is solid in the mouth with a medium build, finesse and long persistency on the finish.
— M.L.
(4/1/2007)
Elena Walch 2001 Cashmere Gewürztraminer (Alto Adige)
- $25
Botrytised Gewürztraminer produces a rich, intense, luscious wine with layers of complex spice. A touch of Sauvignon Blanc introduces some clean, crisp freshness to give the wine a fine sense of balance.
— R.V.
(7/1/2003)
Elena Walch 2009 Cashmere passito Gewürztraminer (Alto Adige)
- Online Exclusive
- $55
Wow, it’s hard to beat the aromatic intensity of this Passito Gewürztraminer from cool-climate Alto Adige in northern Italy. The huge bouquet is redolent of pressed yellow flower, jasmine, honey and candied fruit and Indian rose water.
— M.L.
(12/31/2011)
Elena Walch 2008 Cashmere Passito 375ml Red (Alto Adige)
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Here’s a ruby-colored Passito made with sweet Moscato Rosa grapes. This is not exactly a complex wine, but boy is it intense. Putting your nose in the glass is like burying your face is a bouquet of fresh red roses. Those amazing floral fragrances appear on the wine’s long, sweet finish.
— M.L.
(12/31/2010)
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