Grande Cuvée "Kermesse"

Created as the red brother of Elena Walch's white icon "Beyond the Clouds", the Grande Cuvée "Kermesse" is a selection of the best red grapes of the vintage, largely processed together to create a finesse-rich and highly complex cuvée with great ageing potential. A cuvée that opens new horizons beyond the varieties included in the Alto Adige DOC register, thus reflecting Elena Walch's identity of ceaseless striving for quality across all borders.

58,50 € per 0.75L bottle

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TERROIR

Steep limestone soils with clay and sand veins, facing southeast, at an altitude of 350m. Each cluster is harvested and selected by hand with great care.

VINIFICATION

All grape varieties but the Cabernet Sauvignon (which tends to ripen later) get harvested on the same day and are processed all together. The must ferments for approximately 10 days in stainless steel tanks, followed by malolactic fermentation and maturation for 18 months in French oak barriques (Limousine and Allier), almost all of which are new. Finally, the wine matures for several months in the bottle before being released.

TASTING

Our Kermesse blend stands out with its strong, intensive purple red color and an intensive, multilayered bouquet: spicy with light, smoky tobacco notes, some pepper and chocolate, fruity with red berries, wild berries and dried figs. Powerful, yet elegant und harmonic on the palate, with well integrated tannins, delicate toast aromas and spicy fullness, with much potential and a long finish. A wine with lots of finesse and character.

FOOD RECOMMENDATION

To be paired with a wide range of meat and game dishes.
2020

WINE CRITIC

A magnificent wine.
Decanter

An exquisite red cuvée.

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