Lagrein Ris. Elena Walch 2021 Castel Ringberg 750ml

VINTAGE 2021
We are excited about a qualitatively excellent vintage, especially for our white wines! A dry and cool spring led to a late flowering of the vines and was followed by a warm
and dry June. After an irregular midsummer, a surprising change in the weather followed in mid- ugust, which brought dream weather until the end of September and the very
best conditions for achieving an optimal maturity of the grapes. The harvest began in mid- September, about 10 days later than last year. With blue skies and lots of
sunshine, midsummer daytime temperatures and autumnally cool nights, the grapes were able to achieve ideal sugar levels while maintaining very good acidity. Accordingly,
the 2021 wines show great quality!

VINIFICATION
Must fermentation for approximately 10 days, followed by malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Maturation for 20 months in French oak barriques. The wine is
then being bottle aged for several months before being released. Since 2015, a state-of-the-art fermentation cellar has allowed the grapes to be processed with the utmost
care, with whole-grape processing using via gravity fed technology. A highly sensitive destemmer and the gentle transport of the grapes by means of a specialized container,
cuvon, which runs on rails, prove to be very gentle on the grapes and preserve their high quality. The state-of-the-art building is certainly unique in Alto Adige, and is
probably one of the most modern fermentation cellars in Italy to produce great red wines of excellence

Variety: 100% Lagrein
Alcohol: 14,0% Vol