Hold on. This time we are dealing with a true icon of Italian wine. From Alto Adige, to be precise. Elena Walch's Grande Cuvée Beyond the Clouds is produced each year from a selection of the estate's best grapes, with a predominance of Chardonnay. The starting point is the fruit from the estate's two single vineyards, the percentage of which can vary slightly from year to year. The starting date of the harvest, however, is determined by the optimal maturity of the Chardonnay. Being a blend, in fact, the harvest and processing of all the grapes takes place together, on the same day. After fermentation, the wine is left in contact with its own yeasts and periodically undergoes "battonage" for a period of about 3 months. Finally, French barriques are used for the subsequent maturation, in which the wine rests for about 10 months. After bottling, the wine then undergoes a further six months of refinement in the bottle. Produced since 2000, this wine has received dozens of prizes and awards from the most severe wine critics and has been included - rightly - in the restricted circle of the best Italian white wines. With its intense bright yellow colour, the Grande Cuvée "beyond the clouds" reveals all its complexity already on the nose, where it ranges from complex aromatic nuances with notes of white flowers and nuances of yellow-fleshed fruit and pineapple to hints of minerals. Complex and refined, it presents itself on the palate with a delicate hint of wood. Fineness and strength are the characteristics that identify the sip. Served slightly chilled, it goes well with richly flavoured first courses, preferably fish-based, but also with cheeses and white meats.