NEW Monfort Müller Thurgau

Pairs with: Fresh seafood appetizers, pasta with delicate shellfish sauces, Quiche Lorraine, pan-seared sole, salt-baked sea bass, or mild alpine cheeses and herb crostini.

Good for: Discovering the crisp, high-altitude alpine charm of northern Italian Müller-Thurgau; exploring the dramatic, terraced terroir of the Cembra Valley; or serving an intensely aromatic, light-bodied white wine as a palate-cleansing aperitif.

Grape: 100% Müller-Thurgau.

I am from: Trentino DOC (Val di Cembra), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy (Sourced from high-altitude terraced estate vineyards between 550 and 700 meters elevation, rooted in porphyry-rich sandy soils supported by historic dry-stone walls).

The Story: Founded in 1945 by the Simoni family, Cantine Monfort is an artisanal winery dedicated to expressing the unique alpine terroirs of Trentino. To cultivate Müller-Thurgau—a historic grape cross between Riesling and Madeleine Royale—Monfort turns to the dramatic, steeply sloping hillsides of the Val di Cembra. Here, vines take root at soaring altitudes in soils rich in volcanic porphyry rock. Cool, crisp air descending from the Dolomites tempers the warm daytime sunshine, creating a wide day-to-night temperature shift that preserves high natural acidity while allowing delicate floral and fruit aromatics to mature slowly.

In the cellar, winemakers focus entirely on preserving high-altitude varietal purity. The hand-harvested grapes undergo gentle pneumatic soft-pressing followed by a cool, temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel vats. Completely bypassing oak aging and malolactic conversion, the wine rests in tank to lock in its pale color, electric freshness, and intense aromatic complexity before early bottling.

Why You'll Love Me: It is an extraordinarily aromatic, mountain-fresh, and vibrant white wine that fills the glass with alpine brilliance. In the glass, it shines a pale straw-yellow with shimmering greenish highlights. The nose is intensely fragrant, wafting out with an evocative bouquet of white peach, crisp green apple, and juicy Williams pear, elegantly interwoven with top notes of musk rose, fresh sage, and wild mountain blooms. On the palate, it glides with a light, weightless stride; a succulent wave of orchard fruit and citrus is driven forward by a bright beam of mouthwatering acidity. Clean, bone-dry, and endlessly refreshing, it finishes with a trailing note of lemon zest, subtle dried herbs, and a persistent, stone-dust mineral snap.