Abbazia di Novacella (Stiftskellerei Neustift) Kerner

Interesting on the nose, the taste is a bit sweet for my liking

Bright, briny, floral. This balanced wine goes with everything.

Pale straw. Nose and palate of apple, pear, and hints of citrus. On the palate the fruits are tart and underripe. I get the sensation of effervescence on the tongue. Some floral and mineral notes as others mentioned. Medium body and acidity. Refreshing and would really hit the spot on a hot day. Enjoyable enough Kerner.

Decanted and drank over several hours yesterday. Put 1/4 bottle into 187 ml bottle. Now day 2. Nice around of apples, unripe pears and unripe peach accented with flowers and minerals. Palate with a nice melange of flowers, apples, unripe pears and unripe peaches with minerals and a bit of grass. Nice acids to keep this lively. Medium body. Almost like a cross of child climate viognier, mild gewurztraminer and sauvignon blanc. Definitely different but I'm also digging this. Nice …

A descent production. Generally fresh and giant amounts of acidity to match. Quite aromatic with lavender and rose petal emerging. Flavors in mouth are citrus with an apricot nut drying flatness at the mid palette and lemon rind into the finish.

I think my 4/12/23 bottle must have been flawed. This one was fresh with lots of mid-palate minerality and mushrooms earth, overall complex with a long finish. However, note that this is far better with food than on its own — a bit overly metallic when quaffed solo.

Medium bodied. Fresh mango and lemon on entry, then it sort of trails off. Possibly a bad bottle but it just seems simplistic and mild.

Pale yellow-green. Notes of citrus, peaches, florals, and jellied fruit. Pineapple and mango flavors became present as the wine breathed.

Fantastic crisp Alpine white. Will definitely need to buy more from this region of Italy.

So good and such a good qpr! Fresh, crisp, alpine white that is so floral and aromatic. I’ll be back for more of this and curious what this would look like with a few more years of bottle age.