Light body, dark fruit and earth tones. Good battle wine.
WINE DETAILS:
Grape: Sylvaner
Alcohol: 13%
Wine: Pacher Hof
Vintage: 2016
Winery: Tenuta Pacherhof Novacella Varna
Country/Region: Alto Adige, Italy
Date: 5/9/20
Distributor: AW&S
Notes: Elegant, dry, refreshing and subtle citric aromas. 90pt Decanter.
Nerd Alert: Sylvaner is an ancient variety that has long been grown in Central Europe, in Transylvania. DNA fingerprinting has revealed it to be a cross between Traminer and the “hunnic” variety Österreichisch-Weiß (meaning “Austrian White”). It is thought that the grape came to Germany after the Thirty Years War as there is a record of Sylvaner from Austria being planted at County of Castell in Franconia on 5 April 1659.
Personal Note: Another grape I tried for the first time in these virtual tastings I’ve been having. I’m not sure what I expected from it to be honest. That’s one of the things about this journey. I’m trying less traveled grapes or for the first time grapes with just notes and reviews from other people. Some are memorable off bat, others I need to accept their profile in context of what they can give. This wine is from a great producer, from a great region and with good points assigned to them. I’m taking all that in consideration as I try new things, as should we all.
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