Alois Lageder - Chardonnay Lowengang 2020 (750ml) (750ml)
Price: $75.00
| Producer | Alois Lageder |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Trentino-alto Adige |
| Subregion | Alto Adige |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 8186 |
| Size | 750ml |
Decanter: 95 Points
First produced in the 1984 vintage Löwengang Chardonnay is a benchmark example of the variety in Alto Adige. Sourced from the best parcels of 30- to 80-year-old Chardonnay vines in Magrè near the winery it undergoes spontaneous fermentation in barriques followed by 11 months on the lees. The result in 2020 is a Puligny-esque wine opening with a flinty struck-match nose introducing a clean and fresh palate that's intense saline and persistent. The sapidity of its melon stone fruit and tropical fruit complexity gives this wonderful vibrancy and potential for the mid-term in the cellar. (Drink between 2023-2036)
dWine Spectator: 93 Points
A rich white in a graceful frame with a pronounced streak of salinity working with vibrant acidity to define the medley of baked pineapple and persimmon fruit roasted almond and pastry cream Meyer lemon peel and elderflower notes. Expressive and well-knit with the long finish echoing the flavor range and packing additional mineral and spice elements. Chardonnay. Drink now through 2033. 3425 cases made 100 cases imported.
Wine Advocate: 91 Points
The Alois Lageder 2020 Chardonnay Löwengang opens to a classy touch of reduction that recalls flint or struck match. It lifts quickly to reveal pear quince golden apple honey glaze vanilla wafer and saffron. There is a spicy side as well with pink peppercorn and lots of glacier-like minimality. The wine shows moderate length but its natural freshness feels muted and the acidity lags in this hot vintage. Production is 44667 bottles. Starting in 2021 the Robert Parker Wine Advocate Green Emblem winner Alois Lageder has used a new lightweight bottle called Summa across its entire production. This brought bottle weight down from 650 to 450 grams. Starting in 2023 they switched to an even lighter version of their Summa bottle that weighs 420 grams. This means that the annual glass consumption has been cut down from 512 tons to 398 tons. In 2023 Alois Lageder celebrated its 200th birthday. Congratulations. Published: Apr 18 2024
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