Kellerei St. Michael, Eppan - St. Valentin Sauvignon Blanc 2021

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The St. Michael-Eppan 2021 Alto Adige Sauvignon Sanct Valentin feels like an ice cube on the palate that refreshes and revives. This is a sharply tonic and lean wine with great tension and energy. The bouquet opens to passion fruit, lychee, green papaya and underripe pineapple. The alcohol content is recorded at 14%, which seems a little high for an Alto Adige wine, but the heat is well absorbed by the wine's lean texture. Zesty exotic fruit appears on the finish. Sanct Valentin sees mostly stainless steel with 25% aged in tonneaux."

JAMES SUCKLING: „This has aromas of lime peel, crushed stones, grapefruit pith, green papayas, nettles and elderflowers. Fantastic texture and focus, with just the right amount of citrus crunch, combined with stony minerality. Drink now or hold."

FALSTAFF: „Leuchtendes, helles Graugelb. Intensive und ansprechende Nase mit Noten nach Stachelbeere, viel Holunderblüten, etwas Salbei, glockenklar. Am Gaumen saftig, zeigt guten Zug, sehr klar auch im Mund, salzig im Nachhall."