“Taber” Lagrein Riserva Alto Adige DOC 2022

Cantina Bozen | Taberhof | South Tyrol
Kellerei Bozen Gen. Landw. Ges. | Moritzinger Weg 36 | IT 39100 Bozen

01072122 · 0,75 l · 62,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

The roots of this story go deeper than any memory: the vines are over 80 years old and have been bearing silent witness in the warm alluvial soils of Gries for generations. Here, where thirty visionary winegrowers laid the foundations for a legend in 1908, the masterpiece that has long since become the undisputed icon of South Tyrolean winemaking is produced year after year: Taber Lagrein Riserva. It is a wine that epitomises time. Time in the old vines, which at an altitude of just 250 metres transform the extreme temperature fluctuations between hot days and cool nights into pure concentration. Time in the patient manual labour that selects only the finest grapes for this exceptional Riserva. And time for ageing, where after traditional wooden barrel fermentation, a whole year of ageing in French barriques awaits completion.

The bouquet tells stories: ripe cherries and forest fruits, interspersed with violets and eucalyptus, enveloped by memories of humus and earth, refined by velvety notes of cocoa and vanilla. The full greatness of Lagrein is revealed on the palate: intense and persistent, with that elegant freshness that only vines over eighty years old can give. Supported by noble, silky tannins that combine power and finesse in perfect harmony. A top wine from vines over 80 years old from the Taberhof near Gries and a contender for the "Tre Bicchieri" of the Gambero Rosso almost every year. The best Lagrein Riserva in South Tyrol? Find out for yourself! SUPERIORE.DE

"Restrained fruit, grated cocoa, dried black cherries. Gripping on the palate, dense, pronounced acidity, spice." Weinwisser

"Rich, impenetrable ruby-purple colour. Intense nose with clear notes of mulberries and blackberries, subtle spice, dark bread crust in the background. Lots of present berry fruit on the palate, dominated by blackberry and blueberry, some dark cherry, then opens up with fine-meshed tannins, juicy on the final." Falstaff

"Seductive aroma of black cherries, pepper, herbs and chocolate; supple texture, lively acidity, fine-grained tannins, elegant, balanced final on notes of blackberries and undergrowth. Always a reliable flagship wine from the Bolzano winery!" Vinum

"Dense, youthful blackberry, ripe forest fruits, sweet and sour cherry with dried flowers and elegant oak. Peppery tannins and a well-structured wine." Decanter

"The Lagrein Riserva Taber 2022 has a midnight colour and displays a wall of black fruit aromas that hit the senses with a thick wave of intensity. There are cooked plums, black cherries and blackberry jam. There are also hints of tar, firewood and sweet spices. This is a wine of great volume and texture, yet carried by tannins." Wine Advocate

"A complex, multi-layered wine with fine roasted flavours, blackcurrants, plums, pepper and dark chocolate. Medium-bodied. On the palate, this wine shines with a graceful acidity and ripe, almost silky tannins. Juicy, polished finish." James Suckling