Ritterhof LATUS Lagrein

Name: Roner SpA Distillerie
Address: Via J.v. Zallinger 44, Termeno, Alto Adige, 39040, IT
Telephone: +39 0471 864 000
Price range: $

LATUS South Tyrolean Lagrein DOC - native vine

Alcohol content 13.5 % vol.

Content 1,5 l

Art. no. 000921

Very dark, ruby red in colour. This Lagrein LATUS presents a delicate and spicy note of ripe sour cherries and forrest berries in the nose. On the palate, it unfolds with a bold, full-bodied but lush, velvety structure with a minerally, complex and lingering finish.

GRAPE
Lagrein

WINE GROWING AREA
The Lagrein vines, some of which are over 45 years old, grow in Ora in the South Tyrolean Bassa Atesina and a part in Bolzano. In the carefully selected areas with sandy soils, at 220 to 300 meters above sea level, there are the conditions ideal climatic conditions for the ripening of Lagrein grapes.

HARVEST AND YIELD
The Lagrein grapes are picked by hand with the utmost care when they are perfectly ripe for harvesting in late September. The vines produce a yield of 58 hectolitres per hectare.

VINIFICATION
After a short maceration time, the selected grapes are fermented at a constant temperature of 28°C. This wine is then aged in French barriques and large oak barrels.

RECCOMENDATION
This Lagrein is an excellent accompaniment to red meats, game and mature cheese.