First vintage: 2020
Grape: Lagrein
TERROIR:
Altitude: 250 meters
Soil: Porphyry weathered soil; sandy gravel soil
Hillside: South to south west
facing Slope: Valley
Pruning system: Guyot
Harvest: end of September - mid October
VINIFICATION:
Vinification: Fermentation in wooden barrels; mash contact for 12 to 14 days
Maturation: Malolactic fermentation for 17 months in Barrique and Tonneau; then assemblage and bottle aging for many months.
TASTING NOTES:
Color: Dark ruby red with light purple reflections
Aroma: Elegant, spicy and fruity with notes of chocolate, tobacco and pepper, as well of the flavor of mature Amarena-cherries and a hint of wood
Flavor: Elegant and fresh structure with mild and very well bounded tannins, fruity, salty and juicy with a pleasant acidity and a smooth-tongued and elegant finish
Best enjoyed: with braised and grilled meats and venison, as well as with tasty-ripened cheese.
Serving temperature: 16°C
Allergic-Info: This wine can contain sulfites
Alcoholic content: 13.00 %
yr. 2011 Vinum Wine Magazine:
16 of 20 Points.
"Vinum Wine Magazine" has rated the wine "Tenute Kornell Staves Lagrein Alto Adige, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2011 on 01.02.2015 with 16 of 20 points.
yr. 2010 Falstaff Magazin:
89 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff Magazin" has rated the wine "Tenute Kornell Staves Lagrein Alto Adige, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy" the vintage 2010 on 25.06.2013 with 89 of 100 points.
yr. 2018 Falstaff:
93 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff" has rated the wine "Tenute Kornell Staffes Lagrein Riserva Alto Adige - Sudtirol" the vintage 2018 on 01.07.2021 with 93 of 100 points.
"Intensives, undurchdringliches Purpur mit kirschfarbenem Rand. Im Duft nach satten schwarzen Kirschen und Datteln, ein Hint Zimt und leicht kalkige Nuancen. Wohliger Gaumeneintritt, breite, mundfüllende Struktur, zieht sich anmutig über den Gaumen mit sattem Druck bis ins Finale, feingliedriger Trinkfluss."
yr. 2017 Falstaff:
93 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff" has rated the wine "Tenute Kornell Staffes Lagrein Riserva Alto Adige - Sudtirol" the vintage 2017 on 01.07.2020 with 93 of 100 points.
"Dunkelleuchtendes Granatrot mit Tendenz zum Purpur. Eröffnet sich an der Nase mit satten Beerenfrucht-Noten, nach Brombeeren, dann nach getrocknetem Rosenblatt und sehr reifen Kirschen, zartes Kakaopulver, Leder. Am Gaumen gezeichnet von kühler Frucht mit sehr gut integriertem Holz, zieht schönen Schmelz über die Zunge, leicht salzig, druckvoller Nachhall."
yr. 2016 Falstaff:
93 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff" has rated the wine "Tenute Kornell Staffes Lagrein Riserva Alto Adige - Sudtirol" the vintage 2016 on 01.10.2019 with 93 of 100 points.
"Dunkles, sattes Rubinrot mit purpurnem Stich. In der Nase eher zurückhaltend, feine Holzwürze umrahmt die dunkle Beerenfrucht. Am Gaumen satt und kraftvoll, zeigt eleganten Körper, rund, saftig im hinteren Bereich mit fruchtbetonter Würze, gute Länge, feiner Druck."
