Wineries / Trentino-Alto Adige
Elena Walch is in Tramin, the town considered the birthplace of Gewürztraminer. The Walch family has owned the Kastelaz hill for over a century, and Castel Ringberg for about a century. Ringberg is a Renaissance castle in the vineyards above Lake Caldaro.
The two sites grow different things. Kastelaz is planted to Gewürztraminer and Merlot. Its slope has an inclination above 63%, with terraces that all face south. Castel Ringberg grows Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon, Riesling, Lagrein and Cabernet Sauvignon.
The cellar is about 300 years old, dug into the ground and built of natural stone. Alongside it, a gravity-based fermentation cellar has been in use since the 2015 harvest.
Not tasted yet
I haven't reviewed a wine from Elena Walch yet. They're on my Top 100 list, which is built from awards.