Deep ruby red with distinct purple highlights; concentrated blueberry jam aromatics that mingle with prunes, violets and vanilla before signing off with an intriguing hint of pepper;remarkable structure, impressive persistence and attractively soft extract on the palate.
Food matchings
Especially good with roast or braised meats, game and mature cheeses.
Lagrein Riserva Athesis Alto Adige d.o.C.
Soil types
Deep, fertile, relatively sandy valley floor soil with good drainage and virtually no pebbles
Elevation
200-250 metres above sea level
Grape
Lagrein
Training system
Part classic overhead trellis and part vertical trellis with Guyot pruning
Planting density
3,000 vines per hectare for overhead trellis; 5,000-6,000 vines per hectare for vertical trellis
