Community Tasting Notes 9

• Chateau Hillpoint wrote: 90 points

  April 27, 2024 - Dark fruit

• Chateau Hillpoint Likes this wine: 90 points

  January 21, 2024 - Dark fruit with balance. Great cheese wine. Can hold its own even after 24 hours. Decant two hours minimum

• Chateau Hillpoint wrote: 90 points

  January 2, 2024 - Surprising. Strong dark fruit notes reminiscent of Cab with oak hints.

• TannicBeast Likes this wine: 91 points

  May 25, 2023 - Deep ruby w/ a purple hue due to Lagrein's high anthocyanins. Med+ aromas of black cherries, boysenberries, blueberries, black plum, violets, roses, earth & a hint of mocha & spice from some aging in large oak barrels. Dry, but surprisingly fruit-forward for a high altitude wine, w/ med to med+ acidity, alcohol (13.5%) & tannins. Nicely balanced, with med to med+ body, flavor intensity and length, with a juicy yet jammy finish. Easy-drinking, smooth, and very food-friendly. Youthful, it could benefit from additional aging.

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• sid_loves_wine Likes this wine: 93 points

  March 26, 2023 - A very unique wine with a strange mix of a "fruit bomb" kind of profile, a little goofy and simple, and something with surprising finesse and energery. Only my second Lagrein I think but shares a lot with the other, Erste Neue around the same price. This was a little less complex but also a bit richer without sacrificing freshness.
  
  A very dark purple color and the nose to match, practically smells like the color purple, really "grapey" with a very, very vivid lavender note. Just a punch of slightly candied purple fruit and lavender. It smells dense, but not overripe or cloying.
  
  Palate is really surprising, immediately showing a beam of bright, clean acidity that was totally unexpected after the slightly jammy nose. It's really almost high-toned, and not in an awkward way, just an unusual one.
  
  It's almost like a cute gamay meets an Argentine Malbec or something. It certainly shares that mountain fruit thing where the grapes get really ripe but retain surprising freshness.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2021
• Type Red
• Producer Elena Walch
• Varietal Lagrein
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Trentino-Alto Adige
• SubRegion Alto Adige
• Appellation Alto Adige - Südtirol
• UPC Code 8000905003771

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• Pending Delivery 1 (1%)
• In Cellars 82 (59%)
• Consumed 56 (40%)

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