Don Lagradi Dornfelder 2021

• Country of origin: Croatia
• Producer: Lagradi
• Type: red / dry
• Grape variety: Dornfelder 85%, Cabernet Mitos 10%, Portugieser 5%​
• Classification: ZOI / PDO Vrhunsko vino  Plešivica
• Readiness for drinking: now~2027

Description

Meet Lagradi Winery, your friendly family-owned boutique winery situated roughly 20km southwest of Zagreb. Nestled in the Plešivica region, they boast 6 hectares of vineyards, crafting around 50,000 bottles of top-notch wine each year. And here's the cool part—they use only grapes grown right on their own turf.

Tasting notes

• Appearance
  A rich, deep ruby color with a touch of purple.
  
• Nose
  The aroma is lush, dominated by the scents of red cherries, black cherries, and blackberries.
  
• Palate
  A vibrant red wine with lively freshness and a solid structure, boasting a fruity medium body.
  
• Food pairing
  This wine is a versatile companion, pairing well with a wide range of dishes. Think hamburgers, lentil soup with smoked ham, goulash, pork tenderloin steak, meat sauce pasta, and beef stew.
  

Service temperature

• 15~17℃

Basic information

• Alcohol by volume: 13％
• Residual sugar: 3.8 g/l
• Acidity: 6.3 g/l
• Body: medium (+)
• Bottle volume: 750 ml
• Closure: screw cap

Terroir and grapes

• Ingredients: grapes 100%.
• Wine region: Zapadna kontinentalna.
• Sub-region: Plešivica.
• Vineyard owner: Lagradi.
• Harvest: manual.
  
• Harvest time: mid-september.

Winemaking information

• Production place: Lagradi.
• Bottling place: Lagradi.
• Winemaking: skin contact fermentation for 10 days, juice only fermentation for another 10 days.
• Maturation: 85% of the wine is matured in stainless steel tank; 15% of the wine is matured in oak barrel. 
• Winemaker: Ivan Velikanović. 
• Bottling date: listed on the bottle.

​​Import information

• Import method: maritime import.
• Quality control method during transportation: use temperature-controlled containers.

Storage information

• Seller: Daniel's Wine Club.
• Storage place: Daniel's Wine Club Yokohama.
• Storage temperature: 16°~18°C.