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Poppelvej

2021

‘Semi-Divine’

Lagrein   |   Adelaide Hills - Australia
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About

Uffe wandered into Kuitpo metaphorically with his first go with Lagrein.  This hearty red variety can take a beating and it was a very light one with Uffe’s velvet gloves.  The K1 Vineyard in Kuitpo had some pretty old vine material (for this variety in Australia) and Uffe was keen to work with it.  He loves the purple fruits that Lagrein shows but maintaining bright acid, even at higher alcohol levels.  Working with the variety for the first time he decided to treat it the way most of his other reds get loved:  early picked and a short time on skins.  The name?  What else would one call Lagrein that sounds cool?

The fruit was hand-harvested in mid-April, nearly a month after most of the grapes.  The fruit was fully destemmed and macerated on skins for three days in one-ton fermenters prior to being pressed to old oak barrels where it finished fermentation on the gross lees.  The wine was aged for six months without any disturbances and then racked to tank to settle naturally.  The wine was bottled without fining or filtration and with just a small sulfur addition.

Stats

  • Grapes: 100% Lagrein
  • Vineyard: K1 Vineyard
  • Vine Age: 25-years-old
  • Soil Type: Gravelly ironstone
  • Viticulture: Practicing organic
  • Fermentation: Native – one-ton open-top bins plus a few barrels
  • Skin Contact: 3 days
  • Aging: 6 months on gross lees in neutral 300L French barrels
  • Alcohol: 13%
  • pH: 3.63
  • Total Acidity: 6.33 g/L
  • Total SO2: 28 ppm
  • Total Production: 140 cases

Tasting Note

Fairly light for the variety.  Aromas of blue plums, blackberries, a light earthy tone and dried thyme.  The palate is medium-bodied but lighter than it feels. Crunchy minerality leads to a delineated, expressive and supple finish.

Press & Reviews

James Suckling

93

"Super dark, just three days on skins, it was pressed to older oak when it started to ferment. It has a plump rich red plum and blackberry core of aromas and flavors. Probably the softest and most rounded, fleshy lagrein I’ve seen. Zesty and vivid. Bang! Drink now."

- Nick Stock

Producer


Poppelvej

Region


Adelaide Hills

Country


Australia

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