The producers and their wines
Cantina Kurtatsch
Vineyards on breathtakingly steep slopes from 220-900m a.s.l. - such a large difference in altitude within one municipality is unique in Europe. The wide array of elevations and soil types dictates the philosophy of the province’s southernmost cooperative: to produce distinctive wines that reflect their growing site, their terroir, in the best way possible. The young team has oriented the winery towards sustainable management. Thanks to the 190 small-structured family farms that cultivate 190 hectares of vineyards, the best grape material for each individual location can be selected. This and the precise vinification of the individual vineyard sites create distinctive and unmistakable wines which truly reflect their place of origin. The result: fresh, mineral white wines from high locations and long-lasting red wines from warm locations. Vineyard by Vineyard. Wine by Wine.
Cooperative with 190 members
Founding year: 1900
Vineyards: 190 ha
Yearly production: 1.500.000 bottles
Bordeaux-style wines:
Alto Adige Merlot Cabernet DOC Curtis
Alto Adige Cabernet Riserva DOC KIRCHHÜGEL
Alto Adige Merlot Cabernet DOC SOMA
Alto Adige Merlot Riserva DOC BRENNTAL
Alto Adige Cabernet Sauvignon Riserva DOC FREIENFELD
Merlot Cabernet CURTIS
Alto Adige DOC
60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
2018:
Award Quality/Price - Berebene Gambero Rosso 2021
Cabernet Riserva KIRCHHÜGEL
Alto Adige DOC
50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Cabernet Franc
2015:
90/100 points - Luca Maroni 2019
Winner of variety - Unterlandler Weinkosttage 2018
2014:
93/100 points - Luca Maroni 2018
2 glasses, final - Gambero Rosso 2018
2013:
2 glasses, final - Gambero Rosso 2017
91/100 points, 3 stars -Vini di Veronelli 2014
Gold medal - AWC Vienna 2016
89/100 points - Falstaff 2016/2017
2012:
88 - 89,99 points, Red Award - Merano Wine Award
2 glasses - Gambero Rosso 2016
4 Grappoli - Bibenda 2016
Silver medal - AWC Vienna 2015
Merlot Cabernet SOMA
Alto Adige DOC
60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
2016:
92/100 points - I Vini di Veronelli
2014:
92/100 points - Luca Maroni 2018
“Excellent” - Wein-Plus.eu 2016
2013:
2 glasses - Gambero Rosso 2017
92/100 points, 3 stars - I Vini di Veronelli 2017
16/20 points -VINUM Chad-Guide 6/2016
Winner of variety - 49. Unterlandler Weinkosttage 2016
2012:
92/100 points - Falstaff 2015/2016
2 glasses - Gambero Rosso 2016
89/100 points - Luca Maroni 2016
4 Grappoli - Bibenda 2016
Silver medal - AWC Vienna 2015
2011:
Very good wine - Berliner Weinführer 2014
2010:
91/100 points, 3 stars- I Vini di Veronelli 2014
2008:
92/100 points -Vini di Veronelli 2012
Excellent Wine - Berliner Weinführer 2012
Merlot Riserva BRENNTAL
Alto Adige DOC
100% Merlot
2017:
4 VITI - VITAE
93/100 points - Falstaff
2016:
92/100 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
93/100 points - James Suckling
92/100 points - Decanter World Wine Awards
4 VITI - VITAE
Gold medal, Best of Show Alto Adige - Mundus Vini
93/100 points - Falstaff
16,5+ points - Jancisrobinson.com
Wine of the Year - Unterlandler Weinkosttage 2019
2015:
90/100 points - James Suckling
92/100 points - Falstaff
2014:
92/100 points - Decanter World Wine Awards
92/100 points - Luca Maroni 2018
92/100 points - Falstaff
91/100 points - Doctor Wine
91/100 points - Weinwirtschaft
2013:
2 glasses , final - Gambero Rosso
91/100 points, 3 stars - I Vini di Veronelli 2017
91/100 points - Falstaff
92/100 points - Wine Spectator
Gold Medal - AWC Vienna
4 stelle, oro - Selection
Winner of variety - Unterlandler Weinkosttage
16,5 points - Jancisrobinson.com
88 - 89,99 points, Red Award - Merano Wine Award 2016
2012:
2 glasses - Gambero Rosso
4 VITI - Vitae
90-94,99 points, Gold Award - Merano Wine Award
90/100 points - Falstaff 2015/2016
91/100 points, 3 stars - I Vini di Veronelli 2016
90/100 points - Luca Maroni 2016
4 Grappoli - Bibenda 2016
Best Merlot of Alto Adige - Wein-Plus.de 2015
4 stars - Guida La Repubblica 2016
Winner of variety - 49. Unterlandler Weinkosttage 2016
Cabernet Sauvignon Riserva FREIENFELD
Alto Adige DOC
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
2017:
91/100 points - Jamessuckling.com
2016:
3 glasses - Gambero Rosso
93/100 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
92/100 points - James Suckling
5 grappoli - Bibenda
95/100 points, Faccino - Doctor Wine
94/100 points - Falstaff
95/100 points, “Faccino” - DoctorWine
Gold medal - Mundus Vini
16,5+ points - Jancisrobinson.com
2015:
95/100 points - Decanter World Wine Awards
91/100 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
5 grappoli - Bibenda
94/100 points - Falstaff
17 points - Jancisrobinson.com
Gold medal - Mundus Vini
95/100 points „Faccino“ - DoctorWine
2011:
17+ points - Jancisrobinson.com
90,1/100 points - AWC Vienna 2014
90/100 points, 3 stars - Vini di Veronelli 2015
4 Grappoli - Bibenda 2015
88/100 points - Falstaff 2014/2015
90/100 points - Blindtasted by Marcus Delmonego e Andreas Larsson
90/100 points - Wine Spectator 2017
Wine of the year - Unterlandler Weinkosttage 2015
2010:
90/100 points, gold medal - AWC Vienna 2014
91/100 points, 3 stars- I Vini di Veronelli 2014
90/100 points - Falstaff 2013
4 Grappoli - Bibenda 2014
Tiefenbrunner
We are a family-owned winery with a long tradition. The estate is in family possession since 1675 and currently, three generations of Tiefenbrunner’s are actively working in the winery. This underlines the high importance we attach to the art of winemaking and how it is a precious component of our family identity. We regard it as our responsibility to preserve what has been created by our ancestors and bring it forward with respect. A responsibility that is renewed day by day.
Our family owns some 25 hectares of vineyards and receive grapes grown on about 50 hectares of land by forty small scale wine growers, who have been loyal suppliers for many years now. We grow wine from 200 up to 1.000 m.a.s.l. and benefit from diversified soils which enables us to find for each of our thirteen grape varieties the ideal position. It is our enologist - Stephan Rohregger’s philosophy to retain the individual character of the varieties and locations during the winemaking process in the cellar by following the principle «less is more». We strive to make wines with a personality of their own, matured over time and shaped by their origins and history that outlast short lived trends.
Tiefenbrunner
Founding year: 1848
Vineyards: 25 + 50 ha
Yearly production: 700.000 bottles
Bordeaux-style wines:
Alto Adige Cabernet Merlot MERUS
Alto Adige Cabernet Sauvignon TURMHOF
Alto Adige Cuvée Cabernet-Merlot Riserva DOC LINTICLARUS
Alto Adige Cabernet Sauvignon Riserva DOC TOREN
MERUS Cabernet Merlot
Alto Adige DOC
50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot
TURMHOF Cabernet Sauvignon
Alto Adige DOC
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
LINTICLARUS Cuvée Cabernet-Merlot Riserva
Alto Adige DOC
50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot
2017:
92/100 points- I Vini di Veronelli
93/100 points- Falstaff
92/100 points - James Suckling
91/100 points- Wein-Plus.eu
2 glasses, molto buono a ottimo - Gambero Rosso
2016:
93/100 points- Falstaff
92/100 points- James Suckling
90/100 points, silber - Vino Way
2 glasses, molto buono a ottimo - Gambero Rosso
91/100 points - Vinous-Ian D'Agata
2015:
88/100 points, top-level gold - Selection
93/100 points - Falstaff
3 stars - I Vini di Veronelli
2 glasses, molto buono a ottimo - Gambero Rosso
90-92/100 points, Award Rosso - The Wine Hunter
2014:
90/100 points, I migliori vini Italiani - Luca Maromi
2 glasses, molto buono a ottimo - Gambero Rosso
2013:
90/100 points - Falstaff
2 glasses, molto buono a ottimo - Gambero Rosso
2012:
90/100 points - I Vini di Veronelli
2 glasses, molto buono a ottimo - Gambero Rosso
89/100 points - Falstaff
2011:
91/100 points - I Vini di Veronelli
2 glasses, molto buono a ottimo - Gambero Rosso
3 VITI - Vitae
2010:
2 glasses, molto buono a ottimo - Gambero Rosso
4 Grappoli - Bibenda
91/100 points - I Vini di Veronelli
89/100 points - Falstaff
2009:
2 glasses, molto buono a ottimo - Gambero Rosso
4 Grappoli - Bibenda
90/100 points - I Vini di Veronelli
2008:
2 glasses, molto buono a ottimo - Gambero Rosso
4 Grappoli - Duemilavini
89/100 points - I Vini di Veronelli
2007:
4 Grappoli - Duemilavini
89/100 points, ESORDIO vino valutato per la prima volta - I Vini di Veronelli
TOREN Cabernet Sauvignon Riserva
Alto Adige DOC
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
2016:
5 grappoli - Bibenda
97/100 points "Platin Award" - Decanter World Wine Awards
95/100 points "Best red wine international" - Falstaff
94/100 points "3 Stelle Oro" - I Vini di Veronelli
92/100 points - Jamessuckling.com
92/100 points - Vino way
92/100 points- Wein-Plus.eu
Gold Award - WOW!
2 glasses - Gambero Rosso
4 VITI - Vitae
2015:
5 grappoli - Bibenda
Silver Award - Decanter World Wine Awards
95/100 points - Falstaff
3 stars - I Vini di Veronelli
93/100 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
4 VITI - VITAE
2 glasses, molto buono a ottimo - Gambero Rosso
Weingut Peter Dipoli
Many years ago I put my lifelong passion for wine into practice by becoming a wine producer. I wanted to make wines that would reflect my ideas about which grape varieties to use, and about the most correct and respectful ways of turning them into wine.
I believe that each grape variety should be planted in the environment that best suits it. The producer’s job is to transform the grapes – as naturally as they arrive from the vineyards – into wines that express the characteristics of soil, habitat and growing season these grapes are a fruit of.
A respect for these factors precludes all predetermined styles of wine, too often produced following momentary fashions. I am happy when consumers understand a wine to be the result of specific growing conditions, with whatever natural variabilities these may entail. Only then they can appreciate a great wine as being a unique and true expression of a grape, its territory and its producer.
No Facebook, no Twitter – just wine!
Indipendent winegrower
Founding year:1987
Vineyards: 6,5 ha
Yearly production: 45.000 bottles
Bordeaux-style wines:
Alto Adige Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon DOC IUGUM
Alto Adige Merlot-Cabernet Franc FRAUENRIEGEL
Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon DOC IUGUM
Alto Adige DOC
70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon
2011:
92/100 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
94/100 points "I super tre stelle" - I Vini di Veronelli
94/100 points - Vinous
17,5/20 points - Espresso
2010:
92/100 points "Tre Stelle" - I Vini di Veronelli
93/100 points - Vinous
2009:
92+/100 points - Vinous
Merlot-Cabernet Franc FRAUENRIEGEL
Alto Adige DOC
50% Cabernet Franc, 50% Merlot
Baron Widmann
Wine Estate Baron Widmann is located in the historical family manor in the center of Cortaccia. For generations we dedicated ourselves amongst other agricultural endeavors primarily to viticulture. Our vineyards, all situated within the municipality of Cortaccia, range from an altitude between 250m and 600m above sea level. It is of utmost importance for us to cultivate in each site the right variety, in order to make wines that express authentically their place of origin. Our ancestor, Alfons Ritter von Widmann, was the first one to plant Cabernet-vines in this area at the end of the 19th century. Today, we are more than ever convinced of the great potential that Cortaccia holds for Bordeaux varieties!
Widmann
Founding year: 1842
Vineyards: 16 ha
Yearly production: 40.000 bottles
Bordeaux-style wines:
Alto Adige Cabernet-Merlot DOC ROT
Alto Adige Cabernet-Merlot DOC AUHOF
Cabernet-Merlot ROT
Alto Adige DOC
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc und Merlot
Cabernet-Merlot AUHOF
Alto Adige DOC
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc und Merlot