Features
Name:
Lagrein Riserva “Gries” DOC 2020 Terlano
Terrain:
ricco di scheletro e di argille sabbiose, presenta un elevato tenore di quarzo
Winery
The Terlan Winery was founded in 1893 and is one of the most advanced winemaking cooperatives in South Tyrol. Its 143 members cultivate 190 hectares of vineyards and produce a total of 1.5 million bottles per year. For years, together with our members, we have been following with commitment and perseverance the path of quality, the same quality that has earned us fame and recognition in the Italian and international wine market. That's why, despite being relatively small, Terlano winery has become an established institution in its field.
In our modern facility we exclusively produce DOC wines, 30% red and 70% white. In 2009, we expanded the aging area to 18,000 cubic meters and completely redesigned it, also from an architectural point of view. Today, our wines find all the space they need to grow and develop fully. From the outside, the new wing of the building has a covering of red porphyry, the typical rock of the area which gives our wine a series of distinctive characteristics. The roof of the winery has been greened and covered with vines, seamlessly integrating into the surrounding cultivated landscape.
The distribution of wines produced is divided in two clearly differentiated quality lines: the Selections and the Tradition line. Moreover, every year we release on the market a "rare" wine, aged for at least ten years in our cellars, and conceived to give visibility to our philosophy of wines' longevity.
Organization
The Terlan Winery has a cooperative structure. President Georg Eyrl and vice president Hansjörg Hafner lead the board of directors - elected for a term of three years in 2020 - composed by Anton Adami, Norbert Elsler, Christoph Patauner, Ulrike Gratl, Hans-Peter Höller, Georg Spitaler, Stefan Sandrini, Robert Müller, Elmar Pichler, Konrad Rauch and Manfred Runer.
Description
Il Lagrein è indubbiamente uno dei vitigni di punta dell’Alto Adige. Lagrein Riserva “Gries” della cantina Terlano è un vino di grande espressività che si distingue per i suoi aromi di frutti di bosco, ma anche per le sue nobili note aromatiche e un corpo pieno ed equilibrato.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Ha un colore rosso rubino – granato intenso.
Profumo ricco e avvolgente, si evidenziano in particolare note terrigne e minerali che si sposano molto bene con gli aromi fruttati, soprattutto di amarena, marmellata di prugne e cioccolato amaro. Al palato si sentono note fruttate, speziate e nel contempo morbide, determinano una piacevole contrapposizione, dando a questo Lagrein riserva una pienezza articolata e complessa.
Storage time:
5 years
Vinification
Slow fermentation at controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks
Acknowledgements
2019 James Sukcling 93/100
2018 James Sukcling 94/100
2018 Robert Parker 93/100