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Deep ruby to garnet red colour with a delicate shimmer of violet. The aroma reveals earthy, minerally notes masterfully underpinned with fruit components, with morello cherry and plum jam dominating. These peaty, spicy and yet velvety fruit notes also intrigue the palate, where this Lagrein Riserva presents itself with multilayered opulence and great complexity.
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To produce the Lagrein Alto Adige DOC Riserva “Gries” Terlan manual harvest and selection of the grapes are carried out; destemming followed by slow must fermentation at a controlled temperature and gentle agitation of the must in stainless steel tanks; malolactic fermentation and aging for 12 months partly in big wooden barrels (70%) and partly in barriques using one third new barrels (30%); blending three months before bottling.
Terlan is well known in Italian wine drinking circles for producing Italy’s longest lived white wines. Many memorable wines from the 1950s and 1960s, which rank amongst the greatest white wines of the world, were made here. Located in the heart of the Terlan wine-growing region and founded in 1893, it is one of the oldest Alto Adige cooperatives. At that time, 24 growers set themselves the goal of joint production and sales marketing. Recognition and prosperity blossomed from there. Today Terlan has approximately 100 members, it farms 150 hectares and has an annual production of roughly 1.2 million bottles. Under the expert eye of winemaker Rudi Kofler, the wines are sold and marketed according to three different quality categories. Furthermore, special older vintages have been stored in the valuable ‘vinotheque’, so that today roughly 12,000 bottles from 1955 to the present day are stored and some date back to even earlier days. This wine collection of older vintages is absolutely unique in Italy and proves that Terlan’s wines are able to age harmoniously for decades. The unique microclimate at the foot of Mount Tschöggel determines the potential age-worthiness and the characteristics of the wines. The soils are very rich in schists and porphyry, a rocky nature that allows for heat accumulation and excellent water drainage.
Opulent aromas of rich, bright red fruits are supported by a core of classic Clare Valley spice. Beautifully structured with fine savoury tannins and terrific length of vibrant fruit on the palate. Not your typical Clare Valley Shiraz.
It has a ruby red colour, an intense and spicy fragrance able to evolve over time to various olfactory sensations. The taste is fresh and structured, characteristics that make it a long-lived wine.
Delicate aromas of red berried fruits are accompanied by an intriguing wisp of toffee. A smooth and rounded palate shows polished tannins and a gentle, pleasant finish.
Ruby red color with garnet reflections, aroma with aromas of marasca cherry, cherry, fig and balsamic notes of aromatic herbs accompanied by sweet spices. Great structure on the palate, the tannins are soft and silky, balanced by a pleasant acidity.
The wine has characteristics related to the freshness of the grapes, ruby red colour tending to garnet, a scent of fruity notes and intense flavour.
Complex and intense aromas of rich dark fruit, sweet spice, dark chocolate and dried herbs lead to a palate of concentrated dark fruit flavours. Fine tannins envelope the abundance of fruit. This is a wine of great power, length and poise.
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