2018 Pinot Noir Riserva “Aton”, Elena Walch, 3 bottle Gift Box

Name: 2018 Pinot Noir Riserva “Aton”, Elena Walch, 3 bottle Gift Box
Brand: Wine Republic - Enoteca and Wine Merchant
Price: 435.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

Trentino, Alto Adige, Italy

"The Alpine Icon”

Aton is elegance redefined, a mountain-born Pinot Noir of poise, depth and quiet intensity. Pale garnet with a translucent glow, it opens slowly, revealing layers of wild cherry, pomegranate, and redcurrant lifted by violet and a whisper of spice. On the palate, it’s silken and precise with red fruit unfolding over graphite, forest floor, and a touch of cedar, all framed by fine-grained tannins and vibrant Alpine freshness. Long, pure, and contemplative, this is Pinot Noir at its most graceful and resolute.

For when: you want to open something unforgettable.
Pairs with: venison carpaccio, roast duck, or porcini risotto.
If this wine were a person, it’d be the artist, quietly intense, deeply expressive, and impossible to forget.

Crafted from the Castel Ringberg vineyard above Lake Caldaro, Aton is the pinnacle of Elena Walch’s estate, a rare Riserva produced only in exceptional vintages. The 2018 vintage was cool and even, allowing for slow, balanced ripening that preserved Pinot’s hallmark perfume and precision. The wine was matured for 12 months in new French barriques and a further 18 months in bottle, evolving its signature harmony and length. Presented in a three-bottle gift box, this is a collector’s expression of Alto Adige elegance, a wine that speaks softly but leaves a lasting impression.

Whats in the bottle
100% Pinot Noir

Notable Awards
94 points. Monica Larner, Wine Advocate

£435.00

Taxes included.

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Producer Information

Elena Walch stands among the true visionaries of Alto Adige, a region where the Alps meet the Mediterranean and precision meets poise. An architect by training, Elena brought a designer’s eye and a pioneer’s spirit to her husband’s historic family estate in Tramin during the 1980s, transforming it into one of Italy’s most respected names in fine wine. Today, the estate remains family-run, led by Elena and her daughters, Julia and Karoline, who carry forward a philosophy rooted in authenticity, sustainability, and an unwavering respect for place.

The Walch vineyards are among the jewels of northern Italy. The Castel Ringberg and Kastelaz estates are prized south-facing slopes overlooking Lake Caldaro, where ancient glacial soils of limestone and clay provide the foundation for wines of striking minerality and finesse. Every detail, from low yields to organic vineyard practices, is geared toward expressing the individuality of each parcel.

While Elena Walch is celebrated for crystalline whites like Pinot Bianco and Gewürztraminer, her Pinot Noir “Aton” represents the estate’s quiet triumph in red wine. It captures the purity of Alto Adige’s mountain air and the elegance that has come to define this exceptional family estate, a benchmark of modern Italian winemaking that balances innovation, artistry, and a profound sense of terroir.