Today we're tooling around in the Alto-Adige with the top down . On the wine trail is the Abbazia di Novacella, founded in 1142. One of the oldest wineries in the world, the Abbey was built in the middle of the vineyards, located between 600 meters above sea level.
The wine is Kerner, a fusion between Riesling and Trollinger, developed in the 1960's. It's that 60's show again.The Abbazia do Novacella 2005 Kerner is brand spankin' new and ready to roll! This was the best wine I've had this week, so it is my T.G.I.F. wine choice for the weekend.
Bright and floral in the nose, these wine went well with Mussels in a broth of white wine and garlic, topped with pommes frites and aioli mayo and then a cool cucumber soup, mmm good!
Fruit and slate, crispy and tight-rope precise, really focused flavors that are a treat to sip or to gulp.
Alto Adige is far northeastern Italy and even the web site is first in German and then in Italian. Ancient and modern at the same time. My days in the Alto Adige were limited ( alas, aren't they all?) but I came away from there with a respect and love for my northern cousins with the steel blue eyes and the penetrating clarity.
the floral quality of this wine is rock star fabulous! This is fusion in the slow lane, on the wine trail in Italy...
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Abbazia di Novacella
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