This shows notes of stone fruit, pear skins and guava with beeswax, spicy herbs and crushed almonds. Minerals, too. Medium- to full-bodied and steady with polished texture. Structured and focused with crushed stones and spicy undertones. Vivid and clean. Drink or hold.
92 points jamessuckling.com Jun 2023
This wine, full of character, comes from the selected vineyard of the Vigna Crivelli in the location Punggl. In this very individual vineyard, the vines are grafted to slow-growing rootstock and trained on traditional wire trellises (Guyot). This extraordinary Chardonnay flourishes under outstanding climatic conditions on a stony, sandy and extremely chalky soil in the best vineyard zone of Magrè s.s.d.v. In the Vigna Crivelli, the ideal microclimate with wide ranging differences of day and night temperatures is additionally influenced by strong winds, deriving from Favogna. The favourable location of the vineyards, ideal sunshine, and the good ventilation of the berries assures the excellent quality of the grapes of this outstanding varietal.Peter Zemmer makes bold wines that are determined in their territorial identity.
In addition to a balanced color, this wine possesses a very rich bouquet, giving the clear impression of a wine of conspicuous harmony. This is a wine that after many years of cellaring becomes even more enjoyable.