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"A sexy bouquet suggests raspberry, cola, Asian spices and minerals, with a slow-building floral quality. Silky in texture and very precise, offering juicy red fruit flavors and notes of vanilla, cinnamon and violet. Weightier on the finish, which repeats the sweet red fruit and floral notes. Benefits a lot from air and is worthy of patience."

"The 2009 Elda (old-vine Schiava) is the most delicate and sensual of the Nusserhof wines. Sweet, silky tannins support an expressive core of red berries, rose petals, wild herbs, crushed flowers and mint. Hints of licorice and exotic spices develop in the glass, adding further complexity and nuance. A long, polished finish and the wine’s overall sense of harmony elevate the Elda to a rarified air among Alto Adige reds."

"Dark in tone, this vintage of Coulée de Serrant ripened to broad richness. Sweet scents of clover honey and ginger lend delicacy to its potent yellow fruit flavors. It hints at star fruit and quince, needing bottle age to detail its full range of complexities."