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Structure
Drinking window
Best 8 to 20 years from vintage.
vintage8 yrs20 yrs22 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: intense stone fruit, mineral, alpine herb
Palate: concentrated, structured, racy
Single-vineyard Riesling from the Vigna Windbichel parcel planted 1993 at 700-760 m with full southern exposure - exposed to both sun and wind, producing intense aroma development in the grapes.
What it pairs with
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Veal sweetbreads
Riesling's racy acidity carries delicate offal. -
Pan-fried fish with capers
Mediterranean herbed fish meets the cuvee's intense stone-fruit and mineral register. -
Mountain trout en papillote
Cold-stream trout finds its match in Vinschgau mineral Riesling. -
Asian curries
The wine's aromatic depth and high acidity handle lemongrass and ginger.
History
Vigna Windbichel is Unterortl's single-vineyard Riesling, planted in 1993 at 700-760 m with full southern exposure to sun and wind. The wind exposure is responsible for the intense aroma development that distinguishes the cuvee from the standard Riesling.
- 1993: Windbichel vineyard planted at 700-760 m elevation
Facts
- Producer
- Tenuta Castel Juval Unterortl · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- DOC Alto Adige Vinschgau
- Oak
- Stainless steel
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 35-50 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8-20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
Frequently asked about Riesling Vigna Windbichel
What does Riesling Vigna Windbichel taste like?
Intense stone-fruit, mineral and alpine-herb aromatics; concentrated, structured and racy palate. The wind exposure of the vineyard amplifies the variety's aromatic intensity.
When should I drink Riesling Vigna Windbichel?
Drink between 8 and 20 years from vintage. Single-vineyard altitude Riesling from a windy southern-exposed site holds significantly longer than the standard bottling.
Where is the Vigna Windbichel?
At 700-760 m elevation in Castelbello-Ciardes in the Vinschgau, with full southern exposure. The site is exposed to both sun and wind - the producer specifies that wind exposure develops intense aroma in the grapes.
When was the Vigna Windbichel planted?
In 1993, making the vines over 30 years old at the time of writing - significant concentration from old-vine status.
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