2014 Cantina Terlan Lagrein Riserva Gries

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 88 points

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  3/3/2021 - Alex Brogan wrote: 86 Points

  I'd never heard of this before. It's gets some extra acidity from the northern climate to go with the enormous acidity that Italy brings. There's also some dark fruit to go with the acidity. It's good job I like acidity.

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  11/3/2020 - forceberry wrote: 90 Points

  Fermented in stainless steel, aged for 12 months in a combination of large old oak botti (50%) and barriques (50%) of which 1/3 were new. 13,5% alcohol.
  
  Dense, fully opaque and still very youthful, saturated purple color. Youthful, almost primary nose with slightly reductive aromas of sweet bilberries, some blackcurrant, light meaty notes, a little bit of sappy herbal character, a hint of something inky and a lactic touch of blueberry yogurt. The wine is dry, fresh and crunchy on the palate with a light-to-medium body and intense, juicy flavors of blueberries, sour cherries, some inky tones, a little bit of crunchy crowberry, light sappy herbal tones, a subtly bitter hint of astringent chokeberry and a touch of savory spices. Wonderfully silky yet firm mouthfeel with bright, high acidity and very soft and gentle tannins. The finish is long, dry and subtly grippy with dry flavors of bilberries and crowberries, some sappy herbal spice, a little bit of crunchy blackcurrant, light inky tones, a hint of sour cherry bitterness and a lactic touch of blueberry yogurt.
  
  I served this blind and many people guessed Rhône Syrah, Jura red and Piemontese red blends - all great guesses and also showing what styles of wine this has something in common. I've often found the Cantina Terlan Lagrein wines age remarkably slowly and often showing a slightly lactic streak of blueberry yogurt, so I was hoping that aging this wine a little bit longer, I would get at least some developed characteristics. Alas, no. Apparently 4 years of waiting in my cellar wasn't nearly long enough: the wine is still remarkably youthful and almost primary with its saturated purple color, almost primary fruit aromas and still slightly unintegrated, lactic streak of MLF character. Nevertheless, the style is just wonderful with its bright, crunchy fruit and fresh, high acidity. Apparently these wines need +10 years in a cellar - not to soften any tannins or make the wine unwind, but to just let them break away from their primary-fruited childhood - but they do seem to drink quite wonderfully almost whenever. Terrific value at 19,50€; if you have any bottles left, let them lie in wait. This wine is still miles and miles away from its peak.

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  6/14/2017 - Zweder wrote: 88 Points

  Monthly Tasting Group HWS #120; Italy; Alto Adige (by MM): Primary red berries and cherries in the bouquet. On the palate mostly dark berries and cherries; bort still very primary, firm acidity and slightly edgy tannin. A juicy and lively wine which can use a few years of bottle ageing. 87 - 88+ for now.

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