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Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 20 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs20 yrs22 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
Aroma: grapefruit, elderflower, fresh herbs, smoky mineral
Palate: citrus, lees-driven texture, saline minerality, long flinty finish
Peter Dipoli's Sauvignon Blanc from 3 hectares of terraced slopes in Penon (Cortaccia) at 500-600 metres on sandy dolomitic-limestone soils. First vintage 1990; ten-day fermentation in large acacia barrels and ageing on lees until May.
What it pairs with
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Grilled Mediterranean white fish
Voglar's full body and saline minerality match firm Mediterranean fish; the wine's lees-driven texture suits rich fish dishes. -
Asparagus with hollandaise
Sauvignon Blanc's classical asparagus pairing; full body holds against the rich hollandaise. -
Goat cheese with truffle honey
The wine's citrus and elderflower notes flatter goat cheese while the lees-driven texture matches the cheese's richness.
History
Peter Dipoli founded the estate in 1987 after his Laimburg training and replanted a 1.2-hectare parcel in Penon (Cortaccia) to Sauvignon Blanc. The first Voglar vintage in 1990 demonstrated that Alto Adige could produce internationally credible Sauvignon Blanc; the wine remains the cellar's calling card and one of just three wines Peter Dipoli makes.
- 1987: Peter Dipoli founds the estate
- 1990: First Voglar Sauvignon Blanc vintage launches the international Alto Adige Sauvignon Blanc category
Facts
- Producer
- Peter Dipoli · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Sauvignon Blanc (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Alto Adige Sauvignon
- Oak
- Fermentation and ageing in large oak with extended lees contact, then bottle ageing
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 40 to 60 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5 to 20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1990
Frequently asked about Voglar Sauvignon Blanc
What does Voglar Sauvignon taste like?
Grapefruit, elderflower, fresh herbs and smoky mineral on the nose; citrus, lees-driven texture, saline minerality and a long flinty finish on the palate. Full-bodied, dry, with high acidity.
When should I drink Voglar?
Drink between 5 and 20 years from vintage. The oak-aged structure makes Voglar unusually age-worthy for Sauvignon Blanc; cellared bottles develop honey, hazelnut and pronounced saline minerality.
Why is Voglar historically important?
First vintage 1990; Peter Dipoli's 1.2-hectare Penon parcel in Cortaccia is one of the earlier high-altitude Sauvignon Blanc plantings in Alto Adige.
Where is the Voglar vineyard?
In Penon, a hamlet of Cortaccia in the southern Bassa Atesina. Peter Dipoli replanted the 1.2-hectare parcel to Sauvignon Blanc in the late 1980s.
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