Lagrein Alto Adige DOC - Franz Haas

Lagrein Alto Adige DOC - Franz HaasThe elegant Lagrein Alto Adige Franz Haas comes into the glass with a bright purple-red color. If you swirl the wine glass, you can perceive a perfect balance in this red wine, as it is neither watery nor syrupy or liqueur-like on the glass walls. The first nose of the Lagrein Alto Adige reveals blueberries, blackberries and rose. The fruity aspects of the bouquet are joined by notes of barrel ageing such as garrigue, black tea and green peppers. This wine impresses with its elegantly dry taste. It was bottled with exceptionally little residual sugar. As you would expect from a wine in the top wine segment, this Italian naturally delights with the finest balance despite its dryness. Taste does not necessarily require residual sugar. On the tongue, this balanced red wine is characterized by an incredibly dense texture. The finish of this red wine from the Trentino-Alto Adige wine-growing region, more precisely from Alto Adige / South Tyrol DOC, ultimately impresses with a remarkable aftertaste. Vinification of the Franz Haas Lagrein Alto Adige The balanced Lagrein Alto Adige from Italy is a single-varietal wine made from the Lagrein grape variety. The Lagrein Alto Adige is an Old World wine through and through, as this Italian wine exudes an extraordinary European charm that clearly underlines the success of wines from the Old World. After the grape harvest, the grapes are immediately taken to the press house. Here they are selected and carefully crushed. This is followed by fermentation in large oak barrels at controlled temperatures. At the end of fermentation, the Lagrein Alto Adige is aged for a further 12 months in 500-liter wooden barrels and 900-liter oak tonneaux. The ageing in wooden barrels is followed by extensive ageing in the bottle, which makes this red wine even more complex. Dining recommendations for Franz Haas Lagrein Alto Adige This red wine from Italy is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15 - 18°C. It is the perfect accompaniment to red onions stuffed with couscous and apricots, veal steak with beans and tomatoes or lamb ragout with chickpeas and dried figs. Awards for the Lagrein Alto Adige from Franz Haas In addition to absolute top wine status, this red wine from Franz Haas can also boast awards. In detail, these are Wine Advocate - Robert M. Parker - 88 points