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Kerner

Alto Adige Valle Isarco · Italy

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seafood · citrus salads · herbed fish dishes · fresh cheeses

201590 pts

Intense yellow stone fruit, grapefruit, smoky flint and nutmeg aromas jump out of the glass. The bright, generous palate doles out juicy apricot, mature peach and orange zest notes, framed by tangy acidity. A mineral note lifts the lingering finish.
201488 pts

Crisp and racy, this offers scents of Meyer lemon, orange peel and a whiff of peach. The linear, vibrant palate shows grapefruit, green apple and chopped herb accompanied by racy acidity and a hint of flint.
201389 pts

This vibrant, linear wine opens with aromas of lemon-lime, pear and a whiff of alpine herb. The vertical palate offers crunchy apple, white grapefruit and a hint of mango alongside zesty acidity.
201288 pts

Made from the Kerner grape, which is a hybrid of Trollinger and Riesling, this silky wine begins with aromas of apricot and grapefruit, with undertones of nutmeg and clove. The crisp palate delvers white peach, pear and mineral alongside fresh acidity.
201188 pts

Kerner is an aromatic white grape cross bred in Germany in 1929. Very few Italian producers have planted it in their vineyards, so this expression from Abbazia di Novacella is quite rare indeed. The wine opens with slightly sweet fruit sensations followed by exotic fruit, citrus…
201087 pts

Lemon soda, powdered candy, peach and white flower characterize the nose of this bright Kerner. There's a touch of saccharine sweetness on the close followed by crisp freshness.