We tried these two new AltoAdige Whites at out Pig+Fig tasting last night:
1. Adler Gruner Veltliner DOC: AltoAdige/ValleIsarco WW (13%; Kellerei Eisacktal/Miami/FL) Kellerei Eisacktal/Chiusa/Italy 2023:: Light gold color; strong white pepper/GV/spicy lightly floral slight mineral quite lovely nose; lightly spicy/white pepper/GV bit floral somewhat quiet fairly rich flavor; med.long understated GV finish that tracks flavor; quite a lovely GV at a very good price. $17.00 (KK)
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2. Adler GWT DOC: AltoAdige WW (14%; Adler/Miami/FL; LiberSlctns) 2023: Light gold color; lightly spicy/nutmeg/GWT/bit floral fairly spicy bit quiet quite attractive nose; lightly tart balanced fairly ripe floral/nutmeg/spicy/GWT bit understated light mineral flavor; very long lightly spicy/nutmeg/GWT finish that tracks flavor; quite a lovely GWT at a very attractive price. $21.00 (KK)
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More erklesplat from the BloodyPulpit:
1. This is a new producer for me that popped up on the shelves of Kokoman last week. I generally like the wines from the Valle Isarco, so that these might have potential. They were not particularly intense/profound wines but very varietally-correct and quite precise wines....and very attractive prices. Fairly classic Valle Isarco alpine whites.
From here, things get a bit confusing. They are sometimes labeled Adler von Klausen. Their WebSite (adlerwine.com) cannot be found or is unreachable. The prices quoted for these wines out on the Web are often more than twice these prices. So it is all a bit of a puzzle to me. But I'm going back for more. They make a number of other varietals that I hope to track down.
Tom