{"id":131601,"date":"2026-11-09T22:26:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T21:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/?p=131601"},"modified":"2026-11-10T14:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T13:18:19","slug":"best-italian-sauvignon-2024-kaltern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cucineditalia.com\/en\/best-italian-sauvignon-2024-kaltern\/","title":{"rendered":"Alto Adige Sweeps the Podium at the National Sauvignon Competition in Penon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A label from Kaltern takes first place for the 2024 vintage ahead of Tiefenbrunner and Castelfeder, as Alto Adige estates secure nine of the top ten spots.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sauvignon from Alto Adige triumphed at the latest edition of the Italian Sauvignon Blanc Competition<\/strong> in Penon, where Kellerei Kaltern\u2019s Quintessenz Sauvignon Alto Adige DOC <\/strong>claimed the title for the best 2024 vintage<\/strong>. Weingut Tiefenbrunner \u2013 Schlosskellerei Turmhof<\/strong> of Entiklar took second place with its Turmhof Sauvignon Alto Adige DOC<\/strong>, while Castelfeder<\/strong> secured third with the Raif Sauvignon Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once again, Alto Adige producers<\/strong> dominated well beyond the podium. Nine of the competition’s top ten wines hail from the region<\/strong>, outperforming fierce competition from six other Italian wine-producing<\/a> areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stylistic Evolution and the 2024 Vintage <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOverall quality was remarkably high, buoyed by a relatively cool 2024 vintage that strongly favored the varietal,\u201d explains Andreas Kofler<\/strong>, President of the Organizing Committee<\/strong> for the Italian Sauvignon Blanc Competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice President Peter Dipoli <\/strong>is equally enthusiastic about both the results and the stylistic direction of the wines presented: \u201cWe were delighted to see how the classic profile defined by vegetal notes is becoming increasingly rare, giving way to a new expression marked by ripe yellow-fleshed fruit,\u201d Dipoli states.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n