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Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 2 to 7 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs7 yrs9 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
Aroma: peach, green apple, mineral
Palate: fresh, structured, mineral
Eisacktaler Sylvaner from 550-700 m around Kloster Saeben: elegant peach and green-apple aromatics with quartz-phyllite minerality; fresh and structured with a long mineral finish.
What it pairs with
- Schluetzkrapfen (spinach-ricotta ravioli) South Tyrolean half-moon pasta meets Sylvaner's mineral lift.More wines for pasta, pizza and risotto →
- Pan-fried trout Mountain trout and Sylvaner's peach-and-mineral register share a clear-water palate.More wines for trout →
- Asparagus risotto Spring asparagus needs Sylvaner's high acidity; the wine's apple core lifts the rice.More wines for risotto →
- Light cheese platter Fresh cow's-milk cheeses match Sylvaner's medium body and acid backbone.More wines for cheese →
With cheese
Graukäse
Our pick Slow Food describes a lean cheese with a bitter note that grows with ripeness, classically dressed with oil, wine vinegar and onion. Sylvaner's high acidity can stand next to the vinegar, and its fruit and mineral savour soften the bitterness.
Toblacher Stangenkäse
Our pick A Valle Isarco Sylvaner is medium-bodied, with high acidity and a mineral edge. Its freshness clears the palate between slices of the mild-sour, 45 percent fat bar cheese without covering its gentle flavour.
History
The Aristos line was launched as Cantina Valle Isarco's premium tier, with Sylvaner as its anchor. Sylvaner is the historic varietal of the Eisacktal, planted along the steep slopes around Kloster Saeben (Sabiona) where mineral-rich quartz-phyllite soils give the wine its characteristic structure.
- 1996Aristos premium-tier line established at the cooperative
Facts
- Producer
- Cantina Valle Isarco · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Sylvaner
- Classification
- DOC Alto Adige Valle Isarco
- Oak
- Ten months on fine lees, partly in stainless steel and partly in large wooden casks
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 18-25 at retail
- Drinking window
- 2-7 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1996
Frequently asked about Aristos Sylvaner
What does Aristos Sylvaner taste like?
Elegant fresh-fruity aromatics of peach and green apple with mineral notes. The palate is fresh and structured with high acidity and a long mineral finish from quartz-phyllite soils.
When should I drink Aristos Sylvaner?
Drink between 2 and 7 years from vintage. Ten months on fine lees gives the wine middle-term ageing capacity while preserving Sylvaner's primary fruit.
What food pairs with Aristos Sylvaner?
Schluetzkrapfen ravioli, pan-fried mountain trout and asparagus risotto are the regional Eisacktal pairings. Light cheese platters also work.
Where is Aristos Sylvaner grown?
On steep slopes at 550-700 m elevation around Kloster Saeben (Tyrol's Acropolis), in the Eisacktal valley north of Bolzano.
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