2008 Abbazia di Novacella (Stiftskellerei Neustift) Kerner

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  8/13/2011 - Cabfrancophile wrote: 88 Points

  Orange blossoms, definitely can feel the Riesling parentage on the nose. Quite fresh and delicious. Again, Riesling-like flavor arc with a bit of sweetness on attack followed by mouth-watering high acidity. Mid-weight, citrus and green apple. Would love to try one of these closer to vintage, 1 or 2 years out. This had a synthetic cork, which I usually like to consume sooner than 3 years. Will watch for future vintages of producer/varietal.

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  2/14/2011 - bwk wrote: 88 Points

  Apricot and lemon. Nice medium body, very good apertif w/cheese.

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  7/20/2010 - NPWolfe wrote:

  In 1964 the Saturday Evening Post put Carolyn Hester on its cover. For those of you not nodding in recognition, Carolyn Hester was one of the preeminent folk singers of the early 1960s. So well respected was Hester that both Buddy Holly and Bob Dylan recorded with her. Then the British came, Dylan went electric at Newport in 1965, the world changed and very few people today recognize Hester’s name. I am sure that there are thousands of wineries world wide that have had a similar fate, in that they are not as well recognized today as they once were.
  
  The Abbazia di Novacella, which is one of the oldest wineries in the world, surely must fall into that category. The abbey was started in 1142 by Augustinian Monks. The recent quality at the winery has improved dramatically and in 2009 the vintner, Celestino Lucin was named winemaker of the year by Gambero Rosso, an Italian food and wine magazine. The Kerner grape is a cross between Riesling and Trollinger (a red varietal grown almost exclusively in Germany). While the initial cross was made in 1929, it was not until 1969 that the grape received varietal protection and was released for general cultivation.
  
  There were some really interesting features to the wine. Light nose with a citrus and light honeysuckle vine smell. Some very slight woody smells, more along the smell of grape vines then wooden barrels. Riesling features clearly dominate the flavor profile. Orange and citrus flavors, with some residual sugar. The wine could have used more acid as a counterpoint to the sugar. A distinct but not pronounced rose water taste. The finish had a strong orange flavors but also Pinot Noir cherry flavors. More body than a light Riesling. The wine fell into the pleasant category, as in enjoyable but not particularly notable. Certainly worth a try, both to taste a unique varietal as well as to see a different take on Italian whites.

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  7/18/2010 - JOsgood wrote:

  Taste of stones on the palate. Fresh and clean with good minerality.

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  7/17/2010 - EMichels wrote: 91 Points

  Nice; Very clean; Great nose

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