{"product_id":"2024-abbazia-di-novacella-sylvaner","title":"Abbazia di Novacella Sylvaner 2024","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e2024 Abbazia di Novacella Sylvaner\u003c\/strong\u003e is a true \"mountain wine\" from one of the oldest active wineries in the world, in the Valle Isarco, Italy's northernmost wine sub-region (Alto Adige). It is dry and medium-bodied, with the freshness and energy of high-altitude vineyards. The vines grow on \"moraine\" deposits, a mix of mica schist, paragneiss and quartzite, and that mineral soil gives the wine its salty, flinty finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn the glass, ripe pear, melon and citrus zest come with a wet-stone minerality, then green apple, lime and jasmine tea. It is creamy and lip-smacking at the same time. Part of the wine is fermented in stainless steel for freshness, and part in large acacia casks for texture without heavy oak, then it rests on its fine lees for about six months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe estate's philosophy is \"varietal purity\": wines that taste exactly like the grape and the soil, with minimal interference. The estate has been carbon-neutral since 1992 and farms sustainably and organically, though it chooses not to pursue official certification for specific operational reasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy buy it:\u003c\/strong\u003e if you love Albariño, Chablis or Verdicchio, Sylvaner is the next white to try. It's a lesser-known grape that delivers real mineral energy at a friendly price, and it's one of the few wines that handles asparagus and artichokes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen to open it:\u003c\/strong\u003e a seafood night with oysters, steamed mussels, grilled scallops, sea bass or sushi, or a spring dinner built around asparagus or mushroom risotto. It's also great with Speck (cured ham) on a charcuterie board, and it makes a refreshing aperitif for a warm Florida evening\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LENOO Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48047315058858,"sku":null,"price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0643\/0241\/6042\/files\/AbbaziadiNovacellaSylvaner.png?v=1791555789","url":"https:\/\/lenoowine.com\/products\/2024-abbazia-di-novacella-sylvaner","provider":"LENOO Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}