Named after the Quartz seam running through the vineyard. An intensely aromatic white with a focussed minerally palate. Extraordinary length and fascinating flavours on the very elegant finish. The Cantina at Terlan in North Eastern Italy's Alto Adige region is one of the great wineries in the world and certainly Italy's finest white wine producer. The vines grow on the steep terraces with complete drainage and for some quirky reason the whites produced here have such a high acidity quotient that they age extremely well and never oxidise. They have an unique set up of specially designed horizontal stainless steel tanks to age the wines on their fine lees before bottling.     Each year they release a Chardonnay which is at least a decade old!