2024 Terlaner Cuvee
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Full bottle all of 1,400 g. Blend of 60% Pinot Bianco, 30% Chardonnay, 10% Sauvignon Blanc. Very pale greenish straw. Very alpine fresh with no single element standing out though the Sauvignon Blanc is perhaps a little more insistent than the Pinot family representatives and may be presumed to be adding extra zest. On the basis of my tasting of 3 December, I’m assuming it will age long and well. (JR)
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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With an ample 210,000 bottles made, this blend of 60% Pinot Bianco, 30% Chardonnay and 10% Sauvignon Blanc is a popular calling card for Cantina Terlano. The 2024 Alto Adige Terlaner Cuvée draws its fruit from steep slopes that capture the most sunlight hours. This blend has been produced for more than a century (since 1893). There is fragrant lift from the Sauvignon Blanc, but you also get mineral freshness and zest from the other two grapes. It offers a pretty silky texture for near-term drinking.
The 2024 Terlaner Cuvée is understated in the glass, wafting up with notes of sliced pear, white flowers and raw almonds. It balances zesty acidity with mineral-infused pit fruits and spice over a wave of silken textures. This echoes with inner florals as a subtle citrus twang adds dimension and a hint of green melon fades.
60% Pinot Bianco, 30% Chardonnay, 10% Sauvignon Blanc. 20% fermented in large oak cask where it went through MLF. The balance was fermented in stainless steel and without MLF. Pale brilliant straw with a green tinge. Chalky, stony, minerally notes over subtle aromatic peach and hints of thyme. Savoury undertow and hints of breadcrumbs. Linear, lemony acidity filled out by fragrant white fruit. Peach-stone finish. Impressive for the vintage and a veritable success. (WS)