GRAPE VARIETY: Lagrein (short stalk) SOIL TYPE: Alluvial soil of porphyric origin and moraine soil TYPE OF GROWING: pergola, with one truss / cane PLANT DENSITY: 5000 - 8500 canes /ha CROPPING AGE OF THE VINE STOCKS: 25 years QUALITY IMPROVING MEASURES: Thinning of 50% of the grapes in July. HARVEST: First to second week of October; the grapes are harvested, placed in small plastic boxes and dried under cover until Christmas. VINIFICATION: De-stemming and subsequent fermentation in stainless steel tanks at controlled fermentation temperature with a maceration period of about 10 days. VINIFICATION: End of fermentation in concrete barrels and malolactic fermentation in new barriques and tonneaux. The wine is barrel-aged for at least 16 months before bottling. COLOUR: Almost black violet AROMA: Dried forest fruits, man chocolate, leather TASTE: Very warm, powerful tannins, dense and persistent, slightly bitter.