2012 Cantina Terlan Sauvignon Terlano Quarz

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 91.9 points

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  7/9/2022 - rossi.wine wrote: 93 Points

  Another great bottle. Lovely depth and length, very open and expressive. Concentrated, but not heavy, despite the alcohol. Drinking beautifully. 92-94

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  3/8/2022 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  100% Sauvignon Blanc from vineyards around 300 to 550 m ASL. Aged on the lees in old, large oak casks (50%) and stainless steel tanks (50%) for 9 months. Blended together and left to marry for another 3 months prior to bottling. 14% alcohol, 2,9 g/l residual sugar, 6,2 g/l acidity. Tasted blind in a Sauvignon Blanc tasting.
  
  Youthful yellow-green appearance. The nose feels ripe and juicy with vibrant aromas of pineapple and passion fruit, some stony mineral tones, a little bit of beeswax, light crunchy notes of fresh red apple and a sappy hint of green aromatic herbs. The wine is ripe, concentrated and rather substantial on the palate with a quite full body and intense flavors of Golden Delicious apple, some crunchy notes of fresh pineapple, a little bit of leesy richness, light acacia honey tones, a hint of steely minerality and a sweeter touch of ripe nectarine. The high acidity keeps big body effortlessly together and lends terrific sense of structure and precision to the wine while the high alcohol lends a little bit of warmth to the palate. The finish is ripe, juicy and slightly warm with lengthy flavors of ripe pineapple, some steely mineral tones, a little bit of apple jam, a little bit of ripe golden currant, a hint of sweet apricot and a sappy touch of herby spice.
  
  A rather substantial Sauvignon Blanc that seemed somewhat bigger than most of the wines we tasted in the tasting, yet not lacking one bit in freshness, structure or precision - on the contrary, this seemed more brighter and balanced than many of the lighter wines we had! Furthermore, the wine really didn't seem to exhibit much if any aged qualities despite its almost 10 years of age, which speaks volumes about the aging potential of these Cantina Terlan whites. This is a superb wine already now, but I can imagine this will only get better with further bottle age. Highly recommended, if you don't mind your Sauvignon Blancs having some extra weight and power.

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  4/5/2021 - rossi.wine wrote: 93 Points

  Best bottle so far, very harmonious, very fresh and lively with good intensity and length. 92-94

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  2/5/2021 - rossi.wine wrote: 92 Points

  Cold cream on the nose, herbs, crushed stones, gooseberry, white fruit. On the palate herbal, slightly creamy, grapefruit, minerality. Lingering finish. Drinking well but no rush. 91-93

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  9/29/2020 - rossi.wine wrote: 92 Points

  Again creamy and generous, yellow fruit, herbal notes, a bit more evolution on day 2 with notes of cut apples. On the palate slightly bitter, good weight and concentration. Great acidity and minerality, nicely balanced. Good length. 91-93

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