Starting from the 2015 vintage, the “Kristallberg” Pinot Blanc enriches our range of white wines. For
each grape variety, Elena Walch chooses the ideal terroir and optimal environmental conditions to create wines of
great character. It is rare and of particular value that vineyards like this belong to a single family company
different from each other in terms of exposure, soil composition and altitude position, thus allowing for
create wines with greater personality. Climate change poses new challenges to the winemaker must act
advance. To guarantee the freshness of the “Kristallberg” Pinot Blanc also in the future we have purchased a
vineyard on a plateau at 600 m above sea level. between Tramin and Caldaro. Later, additional land was added
always high up. With the Pinot Blanc “Kristallberg” an underlining “mountain wine” was created
verticality, complexity and minerality, typical characteristics of this vine, placing it in the front row.
“The “Kristallberg” Pinot Blanc presents itself with many facets and great minerality. It is striking for its freshness
and light straw yellow and the bouquet of aromas of fresh pears and white pulp fruit combined with spicy notes
of green walnuts and light mineral and smoky aromas. They convince the palate with elegance and flavor, as well as liveliness
youthful and stimulating combined with a fascinating play of acidity. A wine of great charm.”
The summer was dry and hot, with peak temperatures in the months of July and August. The low rainfall did not have any negative effects on the vineyards, thanks to our team
drip irrigation systems and our weather stations. The high temperatures of the summer months gave us grapes of excellent quality and optimal ripeness.
The acidity was slightly lower, but very balanced, also supported by the works
aimed at the foliage and the slightly early harvest. We started at the end of August
to harvest the first grapes – exclusively by hand, as usual. The wines of the 2023 vintage have beautiful fruit and convince with complexity and greatness
structure.
WINEMAKING
Soft pressing of the grapes, with subsequent static decantation of the must.
Fermentation in steel barrels at a controlled temperature of around 20°C. 40% of the must
ferments in 25hl wooden barrels, 20% in French barriques, the rest in steel where
matures for 5 months. After decanting at the end of fermentation the wine remains on for a long time
yeasts. Before bottling, assembly takes place.
Alcohol: 13.5% Vol. Denomination: Alto Adige DOC
Total acidity: 6.7 g/L Aging: 3-8 years
Residual sugar: 2.3 g/L Bottles: 0.75 l
Variety: 100% Pinot Blanc
Harvest: Harvested strictly by hand