THE "QUEEN OF GEWÜRZTRAMINER"

Already in 1997, the Gewürztraminer ""Kastelaz"" Alto Adige Doc Elena Walch was awarded the Gambero Rosso's “3 bicchieri” for the first time, with many more to follow.

Today, the ""Queen of Gewürztraminer"" produces four single-variety wines from this noble grape: the Gewürztraminer in the ""Selezione"" line represents a modern, dry style with great freshness and minerality. The ""Concerto Grosso"" reflects the breadth and a classic character while the Gewürztraminer Vigna ""Kastelaz"" demonstrates complexity, finesse and longevity. Finally, the ""Cashmere"" Passito completes the portfolio as elegant dessert wine. Tramin is known as the home of the noble native grape variety with its incredibly aromatic variety (Gewürz means spice while Traminer indicates its village of origin). Cultivated mainly in Alto-Adige, where it is the second most important and present variety, its earliest traces date back to the Middle Ages and its presence in Tramin as early as 1214.

Tramin, which lies along the beautiful Alto Adige Wine Road, is the natural ""cradle"" of Gewürztraminer, and it is here that the Elena Walch estate and Gewürztraminer vineyards are based. Since its inception, architect Elena Walch has focused on this native grape variety, to which she is particularly attached, and on making its origins known to the whole world, devoting herself for a long time to the search for optimal soils and microclimates to give birth to a wine capable of expressing all the facets of one of the world's noblest varieties. Gewürztraminer vineyards in Tramin benefit from calcareous soils on the steep slopes of the Dolomite mountains in the Alps. Here, on medium altitudes between 350 and 500m a.s.l. and with western exposure, the vines can take advantage of strong temperature fluctuations. Especially during the last weeks before harvest, sunny, warm autumn-days alternate with nights with low temperatures, in which cool winds from the surrounding mountains descend into the valley and cool the vineyards, preserving acidity in the grapes and, ultimately, ensuring freshness in the wines