The Eisacktal is an alpine valley situated between the Brenner pass and the city of Bozen. We find ourselves in South-Tyrol, on Italian territory. The local climate being a lot rougher than in the lower regions, more robust northern grape varities such as Silvaner, Grüner Veltliner, Riesling and Kerner are more suitable to be cultivated. Powerful and aromatic white wines are what distinguish the Eisacktaler DOC appelation. The Taschlerhof is located in the village of Mahr, a few kilometers south of the city of Brixen. On a terroir of primeval rock and schieffer (slate), in vineyards on terraced slopes, Peter Wachtler produces wines that will charm you immediately with their overwhelming personality.

The Sylvaner is a grape of Austrian origin that has found its second "heimat" in Germany. When delivering high yields the grape produces rather meager wines, but when the soil has the right texture and the vines are cut properly, the Silvaner can produce aromatic wines with abundant character. These two conditions are met in the Taschlerhof. The soils of the Eisacktal contain quarts and mica, in the vineyards of the Taschlerhof slate is predominant. Yields are limited to 60 hectoliter pro hectare. Colour is a honey yellow. The nose is of the complex sort that keeps evolving while waltzing the wine: angelica, candied fruits, lychee. A flavour of dense fruit (ananas, mango, lime). A long aftertaste with some modest white pepper. A wine with substance that harmonizes well with cheese dishes.

Kerner is a crossbreeding of Riesling and Trollinger, of which the last grape is better known in South-Tyrol as Vernatsch. An amazing couple, not only in theory. In the glass the Kerner proves to be an explosively aromatic. An overwhelming nose of muscat, ananas, passion fruit and lemon balm. A very fresh flavour with again passion fruit, lots of citrus, a very vivid acidity. Only the peppery ending reveals the power of the wine. Just like the Silvaner we are dealing with a very concentrated wine having an abundant substance and a long aftertaste and which nevertheless - succeedingly- preserves its freshness.