Alto Adige, Italy
Lagrein is one of the Alto Adige’s finest indigenous red varietals. Reaching its apogee in northeastern Italy, Lagrein produces red wines of impressive depth, character, and distinction. The Cantina Colterenzio’s 2019 Lagrein reflects a bold purple-ruby color segueing to a bouquet filled with notes of blackberries, wild blueberries, smoke, and violets. Ripe, yet tangy and impeccably balanced, Colterenzio’s Lagrein offers delicious blackberry and black currant fruit complemented by complex nuances of smoke, dried herbs, licorice, and brown spices. The Lagrein finishes vigorous and persistent, offering further waves of black and blueberry fruit imbued with impressions of cracked black peppercorns, cured meat, and chewy cherry skin. Drink this delicious and versatile rosso now and over the next three years with roast lamb, braised pork, seared duck breast, peppery salumi, and rich potato casseroles.
An April 2021 newsletter selection
