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Lagrein

2024

"Lagrein is doubtless one of the local heroes of South Tyrol and today, thanks to a combination of fruity aromas and spicy flavors plus velvety tannins, it is enjoying a veritable renaissance. This indigenous variety has its roots in the South Tyrolean town of Bolzano but it has been a regular on the Terlano wine list for several decades now, too."
Rudi Kofler

Wine

Provenance: Alto Adige - Italy
Doc denomination: Alto Adige
Variety: 100% Lagrein
Vintage : 2024
Yield: 63 hl/ha
Slope: 0- 10 %
Altitude: 250 - 290 m a. s. l.

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 big wooden barrels for 7-10 months.

Technical data

  • Alcohol content: 13,5 % vol
  • Residual sugar: 1,8 g/l
  • Total acidity: 4,6 g/l

Suggested glass

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Bordeaux glass
Serving temperature: 14 - 16 °C

Simple pairings

A good combination with beef olives with creamed potatoes, or braised haunch of venison with red cabbage; also with hard cheeses like mature Parmesan.

Recycling information

Check the regulations of your municipality
Capsule – C/ALU 90 – plastic/aluminium - aluminium and metal collection
Cork – FOR 51 – cork - sep. collection for organic waste
Bottle – GL 71 – glass – waste glass collection

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  • Wine description

    Color: dark garnet red
    Smell: The wine has an intensive aroma comprised of dried cranberries and morello cherry highlighted with a floral note of lilac and hints of laurel. Notes of a restrained chocolate aroma are also present.
    Taste: Very juicy and harmonious, with a delicate texture and silky tannins, the Lagrein develops a rare opulence and is rich and velvety on the palate.

  • Vintage

    Das Weinbaujahr 2024 begann mit einem außergewöhnlich nassen Frühjahr – dem regenreichsten seit 1965. Die kühlen und feuchten Wetterbedingungen hielten bis zur Blüte im Mai und Anfang Juni an. Dies führte zu einer verzögerten Blüte und bei einigen Rebsorten zu einer Verieselung der Trauben. Infolgedessen kam es zu Ertragsrückgängen von 15 bis 40 Prozent. Besonders betroffen waren die Sorten Sauvignon Blanc, Weißburgunder und Lagrein.

    Der Juli war von zahlreichen Gewittern geprägt, während der August trockenes und warmes Wetter brachte. Diese Wetterlage hielt bis Anfang September an, bevor Mitte des Monats eine deutliche Abkühlung einsetzte. Dadurch verlangsamte sich die Traubenreife erheblich und für die spätreifenden Rotweinsorten war es herausfordernd, die Vollreife zu erreichen.

    In diesem anspruchsvollen Jahr haben sich vor allem wertvolle, exponierte Weinlagen als besonders vorteilhaft erwiesen. Die Wetterbedingungen verlangten den Winzern viel Arbeit, Engagement und Fachwissen ab. Doch der große Einsatz hat sich gelohnt:

    Der Jahrgang 2024 präsentiert sich vielversprechend! Besonders die Weißweine sowie die Pinot Noirs stechen schon jetzt positiv hervor.

  • Aging

    Cool storage at constant temperatures, high level of humidity and as little light as possible
    Cellar temperature: 10 - 15 °C


  • Origin

    Alto Adige is one of Italy's smallest wine-growing areas. Located as it is at the interface between the Alpine north and the Mediterranean south, it is also one of its most diverse. Countless generations have shaped Alto Adige as a land of wine, where vines grow on various types of soil and in a range of climate zones at between 200 and 1,000 meters above sea-level. It is the home of authentic wines with a character of their own, with a focus on white wines: About 60 percent of the sites are planted with white varieties and only 40 percent with red.

  • Climate

    The high peaks of the main Alpine chain protect South Tyrol from the Atlantic winds and cold northerlies, while the region benefits from the Mediterranean climate from the south. That explains the pronounced differences between day- and night-time temperatures, which are the key to full maturity and elegant wines.

    To the south, a number of mountain massifs like the Adamello also have a protective function. As a result, annual precipitation is only about one-third of the average for the southern Alpine foothills, and the number of hours of sunshine is higher. The climatic conditions are not unlike those to be found in wine-growing areas like the Swiss Canton Valais.

    When the sun rises behind the mountains east of Terlano on one of the year’s 300 sunny days, it is already high in the sky as the wine-growing area has a westerly to southwesterly exposure. The lower atmospheric density permits more direct solar irradiation with less diffuse sunlight. That increases the difference between the slopes on the sunny and shady sides of the valley.

    Microclimate in Terlano
    Continental climate (Cfa Köppen-Geiger)

    Annual sunshine hours: ø 2135
    Maximum temperatures: 38,2 °C
    Average temperatures: 12,9 °C
    Minimum temperatures: -10,7°C
    Annual precipitation: ø 558 mm
    Average global radiation: 150,1 W/m²
    Winds:
    - North foehn: cool and dry down-slope wind
    - Ora: valley wind system from the south, bringing in air from the Po Valley