Istante Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT - Franz Haas

In the glass, the Istante Vigneti delle Dolomiti from Franz Haas has a bright purple-red color. Held at a slight angle, the red wine glass reveals a charming garnet-red hue at the rims. When swirling the glass, you can perceive a first-class balance in this red wine, as it is neither watery nor syrupy or liqueur-like on the glass walls. The bouquet of this red wine from Trentino-Alto Adige seduces with notes of fruit bread, black cherry, prunes and mango. If we trace the aromas further, toasted barrique, cigar box and oak are added.

This red from Franz Haas is just right for all wine drinkers who like as little residual sweetness in their wine as possible. However, it is never austere or brittle, but round and smooth. This dense red wine is balanced and multi-layered on the palate. The finish of this red wine from the Trentino-Alto Adige wine-growing region, more precisely from Alto Adige / South Tyrol DOC, is impressive with a remarkable aftertaste. The finish is also accompanied by mineral notes from the sand-dominated soils.

Vinification of the Istante Vigneti delle Dolomiti by Franz Haas

The balanced Istante Vigneti delle Dolomiti from Italy is a cuvée made from the Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot grape varieties. The vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on sandy soils in Trentino-Alto Adige. The Istante Vigneti delle Dolomiti is obviously also determined by the climate and viticultural style of Alto Adige/Südtirol DOC. This Italian wine can literally be described as a wine of the Old World, which presents itself in an exceptionally impressive way. After the grape harvest, the grapes are transported to the winery as quickly as possible. Here they are selected and carefully crushed. Fermentation then takes place in small oak barrels at controlled temperatures. After fermentation, the Istante Vigneti delle Dolomiti is aged for 30 months in 500-liter oak barrels. The ageing in wooden barrels is followed by extensive ageing in the bottle, which makes this red wine even more complex.

Recommendation for Franz Haas Istante Vigneti delle Dolomiti

This Italian red wine is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15 - 18°C. It is perfect as an accompaniment to stuffed peppers, duck breast with sugar snap peas or goose breast with ginger-red cabbage and marjoram.