2022 Cantina Terlano "Primo Grande Cuvee" Alto Adige
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$329.99
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Wine Enthusiast
Reviewed December 2025Some wines make you understand why humans have been obsessed with fermented grape juice for thousands of years. This is one of those wines. It's like discovering a secret room in a house you thought you knew completely. Golden apple and white peach float on a cloud of Alpine herbs, while crushed stones and salted lemon keep pulling you back to the glass. Each taste unfolds with the precision of a master watchmaker but feels as natural as breathing. The texture makes you question everything you thought you knew about white wine. If you're lucky enough to find a bottle, cancel your plans for the evening. This is the kind of wine that deserves your full attention and rewards it generously. (JP)
Professional Reviews
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James Suckling
Restrained wine with still toasty and straw-like aromas, together with an exquisite mix of yellow grapefruit and Mirabelles, balsamic and deep-set cedar. Full-bodied, tight and lightly phenolic, yet balanced by weight and silkiness. More gastronomic than usual and super savory.
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Wine Advocate
The top-shelf wine from Cantina Terlano is this blend of 62% Pinot Bianco, 35% Chardonnay and 3% Sauvignon Blanc. The 2022 Alto Adige Terlaner Grand Cuvée Primo (with 4,000 bottles released) is brilliant, and I mean that literally and figuratively. The quality of the aromas is enormously fine and lifted with layers of stone fruit, mountain flower, yellow rose, poached pear, pie crust and crushed stone. Fruit is drawn from many small terraces farmed by members of this celebrated co-op winery.
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94
Wine Spectator
Rich flavors of Honeycrisp apple, lemon curd, pickled ginger, raw hazelnut and vanilla wafer, are honed by fine china-like, chiseled acidity, an interplay managed with pinpoint intergration and balance. This is long and graceful with real drive through the racy finish of white blossom, chalk, ground ginger and graphite notes. Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay and Sauvignon. Drink now through 2040. 333 cases made, 80 cases imported.
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Notes
The 2022 Cantina Terlano "Primo Grande Cuvée" is an iconic, ultra-premium white blend representing the pinnacle of Alpine winemaking. The nose is multifaceted, featuring kumquat, exotic pear, and smoky flint. On the palate, it is full-bodied and creamy, balanced by a taut, salty minerality and racy acidity. The finish is exceptionally long and persistent. This is a world-class white with immense potential to age for 15+ years.
Details
| Origin | Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy |
|---|---|
| Type/Varietal | Pinot Blanc |
| Alcohol Content | 13.5% |
| SKU | 1956425 |