From one of Italy's northernmost appellations, the 2021 Alto Adige Valle Isarco Riesling Kaiton is very true to the grape, although you might taste some of the extra roundness and fruit intensity that comes with the warmer weather that creeps up the peninsula from the Mediterranean. There is white fruit, minty apple and lychee. The wine also reveals hints of the petroleum or flinty aromas that are often attributed to Riesling. The wine sees 80% stainless steel and 20% botte for six months, and 15,000 bottles were made. Riesling is cultivated in three of the four estate's vineyards, Kuenhof, Lahner and Gasteiger.