Alois Lageder Alto Adige Lagrein 750ml 2015 Size::6 Bottle Case vivid brick red in colour

vivid brick red in colour with crimson highlights

it's the Syrah against which all others are measured

Another cracking release

Cabernet Franc (8%) and Petit Verdot (6%)

Alois Lageder Alto Adige Lagrein 750ml 2015 Size::6 Bottle Case vivid brick red in colourFirst mentioned in association with Alto Adige in a historical document dated 1370, this native variety is an icon of wine growing in Alto Adige. It is the result of a natural cross of Teroldego and another native grape variety and is a relative of Syrah. Lagrein flourishes in the hot sites in the Bolzano river basin where the soils are high in sand content, gravel and porphyry.