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Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs15 yrs17 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
Aroma: ripe berry, cherry, barberry, tobacco, leather, licorice, eucalyptus, forest soil
Palate: dark fruit, soft, velvety, structured
Monastery-vineyard Lagrein from Gries-Moritzing: ripe berry and cherry with tobacco, leather and forest-floor spice; convincing structure with integrated acidity and firm tannins, finishing with considerable length.
What it pairs with
- Braised beef short ribs Slow-cooked beef gelatine wraps around the wine's firm tannins.More wines for beef and red meat →
- Venison stew Forest-floor and leather notes echo the game's autumnal register.More wines for venison →
- Aged Bergkase Aged mountain cow's-milk cheese sharpens the dark-cherry core.More wines for aged hard cheese →
- Polenta with mushroom sugo Earthy porcini meets the wine's eucalyptus and forest-floor notes.More wines for mushrooms and truffles →
With cheese
Stilfser
Local tradition For the more aged wheels Qualigeo recommends Alto Adige Lagrein. Its medium to full body and medium to firm tannin give a longer-aged, stronger cheese a wine of matching weight, and the fat of the paste softens its grip.
Alta Badia Hartkäse
Our pick Mila describes an intense hard cheese with toasted and potato notes and a short, firm, melting paste. A full-bodied Lagrein Riserva, aged in oak, brings depth and firm tannin to match the cheese's concentration.
History
The Abtei Muri Riserva is Muri-Gries' barrique flagship, drawn from two outstanding Lagrein sites in Gries-Moritzing. The Benedictine monastery has tended Lagrein vineyards in Gries for centuries; the Riserva format with barrique ageing modernized the cuvee in the early 1990s.
- 1992Abtei Muri Riserva format established as the cellar's flagship Lagrein
- 20232023 vintage released for collection through October 2026
Facts
- Producer
- Muri-Gries · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Lagrein
- Classification
- DOC Alto Adige
- Oak
- 14-16 months in barrique
- ABV
- 14.1%
- Price
- EUR 32-45 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1992
Frequently asked about Lagrein Riserva Abtei Muri
What does Lagrein Riserva Abtei Muri taste like?
Ripe berry, cherry and barberry on the nose with tobacco, leather, licorice, eucalyptus and forest soil; the palate is soft and velvety with firm tannins and a persistent finish at 14.1% alcohol.
When should I drink Lagrein Riserva Abtei Muri?
Drink between 5 and 15 years from vintage. The producer specifies a 10-year cellaring window; serve at 15-17 degrees C.
What food pairs with Lagrein Riserva Abtei Muri?
Substantial meat and game dishes including braised beef and venison stew. Aged Bergkase mountain cheese is a regional pairing.
How is Lagrein Riserva Abtei Muri aged?
14 to 16 months in barrique. Drawn from monastery vineyards in Gries-Moritzing in central Bolzano, the wine's tannic structure is the result of barrique extraction.
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