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Abbazia di Novacella

Producer: Abbazia di Novacella
Style: White
Vintage: 2008
Grapes: Kerner 100%
Region: Italy < Alto Adige

PRICE: $22

Tasting Notes and Food Pairing Suggestions

  • Braised pork shoulder with roasted apricots
  • Goat cheese ravioli with toasted hazelnuts, crispy pancetta, and brown butter
  • "White cioppino" (ie no tomato) with scallops, prawns, and monkfish

A lavish bouquet of peach, honeysuckle, and orange blossom emanates from this richly textured, sophisticated Kerner from northern Italy. Intensely deep, with pure stone fruit expression, and the elegant structure of a great Viognier from the Northern Rhone. A top-notch example of this lesser known yet fabulous grape variety.

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