Selezione Lagrein Alto Adige DOC - Elena Walch

In the glass, the Selezione Lagrein Alto Adige from Elena Walch offers a bright purple-red color. In the glass, this red wine from Elena Walch offers aromas of black cherries, morello cherries, blackcurrants, lavender and blueberries, complemented by other fruity nuances. This wine impresses with its elegantly dry taste. It was bottled with just 2.5 grams of residual sugar. As you would expect from a wine in the high quality wine range, this Italian naturally delights with the finest balance despite its dryness. Aroma does not necessarily need sugar. The Selezione Lagrein Alto Adige is impressively fresh and lively on the palate thanks to its present fruit acidity. The finish of this well-matured red wine from the Trentino-Alto Adige wine-growing region, more precisely from Alto Adige/Südtirol DOC, ultimately impresses with a remarkable aftertaste.

Vinification of the Elena Walch Selezione Lagrein Alto Adige

The basis for the balanced Selezione Lagrein Alto Adige from Trentino-Alto Adige are grapes from the Lagrein grape variety. The grapes for the Selezione Lagrein Alto Adige are harvested exclusively by hand at optimum ripeness, without the help of coarse and less selective grape harvesters. After the harvest, the grapes are immediately taken to the winery. Here they are sorted and carefully broken up. This is followed by fermentation in stainless steel tanks and large wooden barrels at controlled temperatures. Fermentation is followed by ageing for several months in oak barrels.

Dining recommendations for Elena Walch Selezione Lagrein Alto Adige

This red wine from Italy is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15 - 18°C. It goes perfectly with lemon-chilli chicken with bulgur, goose breast with ginger-red cabbage and marjoram or red onions stuffed with couscous and apricots.