A beloved far northern Italian variety, that is dark, broody, bold & has plenty of personality.

A Northern Italian variety native to the Trentino Alto-Adige region. Since planting in 2000 at Wirrega Vineyard, Lagrein has adapted wonderfully to Mundulla's warm but temperate climate. This region is further inland and north than our own vineyards, and it produces fruit with a rich flavour profile, plenty of natural acidity and finely tuned tannins.

The winemaking brief was to respect and enhance the natural characteristics of this variety, so we kept it simple. Fermentation on skins for 12 days was followed with maturation in a combination of new and old, predominately French oak for the final blend.

Cooling alpine herbs and eucalypt aromas tease you into a sense of choc-mint highlights. A generous front-palate of fleshy boysenberry is supple, as those eagerly anticipated savoury tannins creep in. These tannins are finely tuned & grainy, reminiscing of black-tea to finish long with a cardamom linger. There is just enough acidity to a bright finish, that you will eagerly reach for another sip