Nose
violets, dark berries and ripe cherries
Palate
powerful and harmonious, elegant tannins
Growing Conditions
The Lagrein grapes are cultivated in a natural way with great diligence, passion and love. The vineyards are located on the south-exposed vineyard sites of the wine village S. Maddalena near Bolzano at an altitude of about 300 m above sea level and have a gravelly moraine soil. The vine stocks are grown according to the traditional South Tyrolean pergola-system. Due to the situation on the steep slopes a high amount of manual labour is needed.
Harvest
The grapes are picked at the beginning of October by hand.
Winemaking
The grapes are vinificated carefully and fermented in a slow and controlled manner in steel tanks. The new wine develops in small and big oak barrels and is bottled after two years.
Appearance
dark ruby red with violet reflexes
Food Pairing
roasted or grilled red meat, venison and hard cheese