Wine Cantina Terlano, “Porphyr” Lagrein Riserva, Alto Adige DOC, 2019

Cantina Terlano, “Porphyr” Lagrein Riserva owes its name to the rocks on which the grapes are grown Lagreyn used in the production of this wine. Yields are three areas where the vines grow, reaching a hundred years of age. Wort is prepared from carefully selected grapes desteblirovannogo by soft pressing. Slow fermentation proceeds at a controlled temperature in stainless steel tanks with periodic gentle shaking of the wort. For malolactic fermentation and subsequent aging for 18 months, used wooden barrels, of which one-third – new. Wine blended for 3 months before bottling.

The history of the cooperative “Cantina Terlano” began over 100 years ago with the unification of 24 wine producers to jointly confront the invasion of phylloxera. Now society has about 100 manufacturers, the total area of vineyards “Terlano” is 150 hectares annually produces 1.2 million bottles of wine. Vineyards of the cooperative “Cantina Terlano” located in the foothills of the ridge Chogelberg, at an altitude of 250 to 900 meters above sea level, which is favorable for the cultivation and selection of grape varieties. These places are famous for unique soils composed of quartz porphyry – rock, from which earlier produced purple dye. Terroir has a strong influence on the formation of a flexible and compact structure of the wine region Terlano.

Cellar economy “Terlano” for a long time kept the most valuable vintages. Today, there you can see 12 thousand bottles of different years starting from 1955. It also contains several unique bottles of wine harvest in 1893, is as old cellar. This is one of the rarest wine collections of Italy, convincingly shows how mature and are harmonious wine “Terlano”, as well as elegant and refined, they are able to grow old.