95 JS: Attractive aromas of ripe bramble berries and wild berries with some toasted walnuts and smoked spices, dried orange peel and crushed violets. Medium- to full-bodied, structured and lengthy yet very fine and even across the palate. Tannins are so transparent and integrated with pure fruit blooming on the mid-palate. A little bit fluid at the end. Delicious as always.
93 WE: This wine is an expressive and great example of Lagrein. The wine opens with aromas of macerated black plums, wildflowers, licorice and black pepper. Savory spices wrap around a core of black- and blue-hued fruit compote on the palate; the wine coats the entire mouth. Elegant tannins and fresh acidity keep the wine in balance and ready for the next glass. Drink now–2035.
“Three selected sites with vines that are almost a hundred years old and so deliver highly concentrated chewy tannins form the basis of our Lagrein Selection. The wine is fermented and aged in barriques. That gives our Lagrein Porphyry, which owes its name to the bedrock on which the region’s vineyards stand, a complex and intensive nose, although the wine remains compact and distinctive on the palate.”
The signature mineral found in the deep red porphyric soil in the mountains of South Tyrol lends its name to this immensely structured wine. Vinification: Manual harvest and selection of the grapes; destemming followed by slow must fermentation at a controlled temperature and gentle agitation of the must in stainless steel tanks; malolactic fermentation and aging in barriques for 18 months using one-third new barrels; blending three months before bottling. Grape varieties: Lagrein Altitude: 250-270m ASL Exposure: South/Southwest Soil: Light to medium free-draining gravel Alcohol: 14% Tasting notes: Deep impenetrable ruby with violet reflections. This Lagrein selection is a multi-faceted wine. It reveals aromas reminiscent of morello cherry and bilberry, with notes of licorice, coffee beans, vanilla, clove and black tea, which makes it spicy and fruity at the same time. The wine is harmonious on the palate with very compact and concentrated, multi-layered flavors combining juicy fruit with spicy, peppery elements and a slightly sweet note of dark chocolate rounded off with silky tannins.
