Elegant nuance of new oak, rich and concentrated in the best French style
Grape varieties: Merlot
Deion:
Colour: Fine, deep purple
Nose: Concentrated black berry fruits with a delicate hint of tobacco spice
Flavour: Mouth-watering fruit, rich, velvety and concentrated; great length with sweet tannins on the finish
Notes: A wine of formidable structure, harmonious with well-integrated new oak and soft tannins
Winemaking and maturation: Fermentation with the skins followed by malolactic fermentation. Matured almost exclusively in new oak barriques for 18 months and subsequently in bottle before release
Analitical data: Alcohol: 13.00% vol, Total acidity: 5.3 g/l, Residual sugar: 2 g/l
Serve Goes well with: Cool, 18°-20°C. Most meat dishes, venison and game, mature cheeses
Allergic-Info: This wine can contain sulfites
yr. 2012 Wine & Spirits Magazine:
88 of 100 Points.
"Wine & Spirits Magazine" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2012 on 01.10.2017 with 88 of 100 points.
yr. 2011 Wine Enthusiast:
89 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2011 on 07.01.2017 with 89 of 100 points.
yr. 2011 Wine Spectator:
89 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2011 on 15.10.2017 with 89 of 100 points.
yr. 2012 Falstaff Magazin:
91 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff Magazin" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2012 on 23.06.2017 with 91 of 100 points.
yr. 2010 Falstaff Magazin:
89 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff Magazin" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2010 on 24.06.2014 with 89 of 100 points.
yr. 2009 Falstaff Magazin:
90 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff Magazin" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2009 on 25.06.2013 with 90 of 100 points.
yr. 2005 Wine Spectator:
90 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2005 on 31.08.2011 with 90 of 100 points.
yr. 2003 Wine Spectator:
85 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2003 on 30.06.2008 with 85 of 100 points.
yr. 2002 Wine Enthusiast:
91 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2002 on 04.01.2007 with 91 of 100 points.
yr. 2003 Wine Enthusiast:
91 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2003 on 04.01.2007 with 91 of 100 points.
yr. 1998 Wine Spectator:
84 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 1998 on 30.06.2002 with 84 of 100 points.
yr. 2012 Wine & Spirits Magazine:
88 of 100 Points.
"Wine & Spirits Magazine" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2012 on 01.10.2017 with 88 of 100 points.
yr. 2011 Wine Enthusiast:
89 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2011 on 07.01.2017 with 89 of 100 points.
yr. 2011 Wine Spectator:
89 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2011 on 15.10.2015 with 89 of 100 points.
yr. 2012 Falstaff Magazin:
91 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff Magazin" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2012 on 23.06.2015 with 91 of 100 points.
yr. 2010 Falstaff Magazin:
89 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff Magazin" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2010 on 24.06.2014 with 89 of 100 points.
yr. 2009 Falstaff Magazin:
90 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff Magazin" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2009 on 25.06.2013 with 90 of 100 points.
yr. 2005 Wine Spectator:
90 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2005 on 31.08.2011 with 90 of 100 points.
yr. 2003 Wine Spectator:
85 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2003 on 30.06.2008 with 85 of 100 points.
yr. 2002 Wine Enthusiast:
91 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2002 on 04.01.2007 with 91 of 100 points.
yr. 2003 Wine Enthusiast:
91 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2003 on 04.01.2007 with 91 of 100 points.
yr. 1998 Wine Spectator:
84 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 1998 on 30.06.2002 with 84 of 100 points.
yr. 2015 Falstaff:
93 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva" the vintage 2015 on 01.06.2019 with 93 of 100 points.
"Leuchtendes, klares Rubinrot. Duftende und einladende Nase nach Rosen und feinwürzigem Holzeinsatz, sehr stimmig, dann Himbeeren und Rote Ribiseln, erinnert an eingelegte Kirschen. Am Gaumen ausgewogen und satt, zeigt sehr samtiges und geschmeidiges Tannin, sanfter Druck, sehr eleganter Merlot, kommt immer wieder, im Finale präzise Harmonie. Othmar Kiem, Simon Staffler"
yr. 2012 Falstaff:
91 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva" the vintage 2012 on 01.06.2015 with 91 of 100 points.
"Glänzendes, sattes Rubin. Eröffnet mit feinen würzigen Noten, nach weißem Pfeffer und Kardamom, dann viel satte Brombeere. Am Gaumen viel präsente Frucht, saftig, öffnet sich mit feinem, griffigem Tannin, baut einen weiten Bogen, langer Nachhall mit viel Himbeerfrucht."
yr. 2009 Falstaff:
90 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva" the vintage 2009 on 01.06.2013 with 90 of 100 points.
"Leuchtendes, intensives Rubin. Sehr zugängliche und einladende Nase, duftet nach reifen Brombeeren, Cassis, unterlegt von leicht würzigen Komponenten, im Hintergrund auch Tabak. Am Gaumen viel reife, dunkle Beerenfrucht, öffnet sich mit kernigem, festem Tannin, im Finale langer Nachhall, viel Tabak."
yr. 2015 Vinum Wine Magazine:
15 of 20 Points.
"Vinum Wine Magazine" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva" the vintage 2015 on 01.04.2019 with 15 of 20 points.
yr. 2014 Wine Spectator:
90 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva" the vintage 2014 on 01.11.2017 with 90 of 100 points.
yr. 2014 Falstaff:
88 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva" the vintage 2014 on 01.06.2017 with 88 of 100 points.
yr. 2013 Wine Enthusiast:
89 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva" the vintage 2013 on 01.01.2017 with 89 of 100 points.
yr. 2010 Falstaff:
89 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff" has rated the wine "Elena Walch Kastelaz Merlot Alto Adige Riserva" the vintage 2010 on 01.06.2014 with 89 of 100 points.
