Lagrein Alto Adige

Score

90

"The Ansitz Waldgries 2018 Alto Adige Lagrein opens to an inky dark appearance, but it ultimately delivers a moderate mid-weight approach. That streamlined personality opens this wine up to easy food pairings with roast beef or a vegetarian lasagna. The bouquet is characterized by dark fruit and black plum, but there are hints of savory spice with mahogany, Indian cedar and charred meat."

Score

91

"The 2018 Lagrein is an understated, dark beauty of a wine. It takes a little time in the glass to show its best, but it then blossoms to reveal a hint of Christmas spice, giving way to black cherry, sweet mint, sage and stone dust. The textures are silky and soothing, coating all that they touch in a mix of red fruit with hints of blueberry and liquid violet florals. There doesn’t seem to be a single hard edge to be found here. Instead, the finale speaks to elegance, with a subtle twang of minerals and acid that perfectly frames the entire experience. Give this a year or two in the cellar, and then enjoy for up to a decade. The Ansitz Waldgries Lagrein sees twenty days of skin contact, after which it’s aged all in large barrels from 35-45 hectoliters in size."