Abbazia di Novacella Lagrein Red Wine Italy 75cl

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Abbazia di Novacella Lagrein is a hugely attractive example of this local grape variety, with supple, juicy, bramble fruits, black chocolate, ripe broad-grained tannins and pepper.

High in mountainous Alto Adige, the Abbazia di Novacella monastery has been making wine since the 1100s, and is one of the finest wineries of northern Italy.

Located at the entrance to the Dolomites, high in the Isarco Valley near Italy’s border with Austria, the Augustinian monastery Abbazia di Novacella was founded in 1142, making it one of the world’s oldest active wineries, with papal documents from 1177 recording the abbey’s ownership of vineyards.

Today it is still a functioning monastery with a focus on adding the local community by growing a wide range of crops, including vineyards on high altitude terraces clinging to the valley walls. It is also one of the finest wineries in the quality-focused Alto Adige region, regularly receiving the top Tre Bicchieri (3 glasses) award from the most influential Italian wine guide, the Gambero Rosso.

The wines are sourced from a combination of their own 21 hectares of organically-farmed vineyards alongside 50 or so small growers, reflecting the tradition of a region where the co-operative model holds sway. This allows them to producer a wide range of wines from their modern cellars which straddle both the Germanic varieties found around the Abbey in the Isarco Valley, and the Italian varieties from growers further south around Bolzano.

The high altitude (up to 750 metres) and resulting luminescence, cool nights and long growing season can lend the wines from Alto Adige a clarity and precision unmatched elsewhere in Italy, which isn’t to say the wines are delicate – the long growing season, largely granite soils and miniscule yields per vine ensures there is no shortage of concentration, especially from this winery.

This wine is made from the local Lagrein grape variety grown on warm sandy soils near Bolzano, and aged in giant old oak casks before release. A hugely attractive red with supple juicy bramble fruits, black chocolate; ripe broad grained tannins and hints of pepper, opening up to deliver even more complexity with air. Ideal as a lighter summer red, or drink with a selection of cured meats and cheeses.

More Information
Brand Abbazia di Novacella
Country of Origin Italy
Region Alto Adige
Style Red
Wine Colour Red
Grape Variety Lagrein
Main Grape Lagrein
Vintage 2022
% Alcohol 13.5
Bottle Size 75CL
Flavour Vibrant & Fruity
Body Medium
Pack Format 75CL
Fine No
Rare No

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