IT-WDG-03-19
Lagrein Alto Adige, Ansitz Waldgries
- 100% Lagrein
- 10-35 year old vines
- clay and sandy soils
- 306 meters elevation
- Fermentation and extended maceration up to 35 days in barrique
- 2000 cases produced annually
Producer:
Vintage:
2019
Country:
Italy
Region:
Trentino/Alto Adige
Appellation:
Alto Adige DOC
Variety:
Lagrein
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score:
90
Date:
2021-09-16
2018
parker
Score:
90
Date:
2020-09-17
Review:
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.
vinous media
Score:
91
Date:
2020-11-02
Review:
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.
