Alois Lageder ‘Lowengang’ Chardonnay, Sudtirol Alto Adige, Italy 2020

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First produced in the 1984 vintage Lwengang 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 Magr 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)

95 Pts Decanter