Grande Cuvée „Beyond the Clouds“

The 2000 vintage saw the creation of Alto Adige's first white super cuvée, which has since won numerous awards and is now considered one of Italy's white icons, and the crowning glory of Elena Walch's wine range. This super cuvée is a selection of the best grapes from different vineyards, fermented and aged together in oak barrels. The different levels of ripeness of the grape varieties and a selection that begins in the vineyard are reflected in the unruly character of the cuvée. The wine is meant to express the best of each vintage from Elena Walch's vineyards – year after year, “Beyond the Clouds”.

You can purchase Grande Cuvée „Beyond the Clouds“ in selected wine shops

Contact us at info@elenawalch.it for more infos

TERROIR

Year after year, the selection of the best plots. A symphony of dolomitic limestone, sandy soils, and rock layers on medium altitudes with a southeastern exposure.

VINIFICATION

The various grape varieties get picked as soon as the Chardonnay reaches optimum maturity. All varieties get crushed and pressed together after which they also ferment together in new French oak barriques. Part of the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation, after which it is matured for another 10 months in barrique with lees being regularly stirred up. The finished wine is bottle aged for at least 6 months before being released.

TASTING

Brilliant, intensive yellow is the color of our white blend Beyond the Clouds. In the nose, a complex, beguiling play of aromas unfurls with fruity nuances of exotic fruits such as pineapple, notes of blossoms and flowers, of rose petals and light toast aromas. Dense and complex, the wine enthuses on the palate: with fullness and structure, creamily soft and elegant, stimulatingly fresh and juicy with a discreetly incorporated, modest note of wood and a long reverberation of taste.

FOOD RECOMMENDATION

Flavor-rich first courses, fish, cheese and white meat dishes.
2020

WINE CRITIC

A fresh white, long and sleek on the palate, with pretty hints of lime blossoms and lychee playing off grainy pear, slivered almond, spun honey and pickled ginger. Clean-cut and salty on the finish.
WINE SPECTATOR

An icon of Italian white wines!

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