DOC Red

Colterenzio Lagrein Alto Adige DOC

Cantina Produttori Colterenzio

Grape
Lagrein
Denomination
Alto Adige/Südtirol DOC
Region
Trentino-Alto Adige
ABV
13%
Body
Medium
Drink
Now to 2029

Lagrein is one of Alto Adige's native grapes; Colterenzio's classic-line bottle is the easy way in. Violets, bilberry and blackberry, a spicy palate and ripe, velvety tannin after a few months in concrete and large casks. 13%, about £18, one shop.

Price
£17.50

2025 · 75cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery usually £16.90, free over £129

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Where to buy Alto Adige Lagrein DOC Colterenzio

£17.50 price · 1 retailer in stock · checked 27 Oct 2026

One shop sells this wine in the UK, so there is no price to compare between shops. Each price is the one on its page today, read daily.

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Tasting Notes

What Colterenzio's 2025 Lagrein tastes like

Colterenzio's classic line, the range this Lagrein sits in, is grown between 230 and 650 metres on very different soils. Big swings between warm days and cool nights, and ageing in steel or concrete, are what the co-op counts on for fresh aromas and lively acidity. This Lagrein also spends a few months in large wooden casks.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial, from the producer's notes
Tasted on
9 April 2026
Vintage in glass
2025
Source
Producer notes · confidence High
Body
Medium, from a UK shop's listing
Typical of Lagrein
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Very dark garnet with violet highlights, and violets are the first thing in the glass. Then black woodland berries: Colterenzio's full note names bilberry and blackberry, its one-line summary red berries and cinnamon. A hint of dark chocolate sits behind the fruit.

VioletViolet
BlackberryBlackberry
BlueberryBlueberry
PlumPlum
CinnamonCinnamon
ChocolateChocolate
Palate

Mouth-filling and spicy, with ripe, velvety tannin. The grapes spend eight days on their skins in steel tanks, then the wine rests a few months in concrete tanks and large wooden casks. At 13%, with 4.7 grams a litre of acidity and under 2 grams of sugar, it is dry and never heavy. The vines sit mainly on deep, medium-heavy clay and sand soils.

Finish

Long, with the spice staying after the berry fruit. The lively acidity the classic line is made for keeps the end fresh rather than heavy.

Overall

The classic-line Lagrein of a co-op of 300 growers at Cornaiano, in Alto Adige: the plain, honest version of one of the region's native reds. Open it from 2026 to 2029 with beef, lamb or venison; the producer gives it two to four years, so there is no call to keep it longer.

Drink now Best by 2029
Live UK pricing

Buying Colterenzio Lagrein: one shop on this page

The one shop on this page sells the 2025 at about £18 a bottle, UK duty and VAT included, so there is no price to compare here. Among the Alto Adige Lagrein from other producers on this site, this one sits just under the middle of the price range.

Best price · 75 cl · 2025 £17.50 at Vino.com
75cl · 2025 available from Vino.com £17.50, in stock
Vintages live 2025 Current release: 2025
Per-litre (75cl · 2025 basis) £23.33 Lowest current 75cl · 2025 offer
Last checked 27 Oct 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Wine fit score

Where Colterenzio Lagrein scores: food first

Food and Beginner are its strongest cards: a dry, dark red with ripe, velvety tannin that suits roasts and cured meat and asks nothing of the drinker. Colterenzio gives it two to four years, so it is a bottle for now.

Best with food 8.6/10

A dry, medium-bodied red with 4.7 grams a litre of acidity and ripe, velvety tannin. It suits roast beef, lamb, venison, cured meat and cheese, the producer's own list.

Best intro to this style 8.0/10

One of Alto Adige's native grapes in its plainest form: dark berry fruit, violets, ripe velvety tannin and only a few months in large casks. Easy to like from the first glass.

Best value 6.8/10

About £18 from the one shop on this page. Among the Alto Adige Lagrein on this site it sits just under the middle of the price range: fair, not a bargain.

Best everyday bottle 6.4/10

Ready on release and about £18 a bottle: a midweek roast red rather than a daily bottle at that price.

Best for an occasion 4.0/10

The classic line of a co-op, below its Mantsch and Gries Lagrein Riservas, so a good-dinner red rather than a celebration bottle.

Best for cellar 3.2/10

Colterenzio gives this Lagrein two to four years, and it spends only a few months in concrete and large casks before bottling. A drink-young red, not one to lay down.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Alto Adige/Südtirol in five fields

A compact view of what the Alto Adige/Südtirol denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
15 varieties listed
This bottle: Lagrein.
Minimum ageing
No statutory minimum
Producers release on their own schedule; 4 to 6 months in steel is typical.
Region / area
Grapes must be grown in the province of Bolzano. The zone takes in the whole vineyard territory of 36 communes along the Adige valley. It runs from Salorno, Termeno and Cortaccia in the south, past Bolzano, up to Merano and Tirolo. It also covers parts of
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
DOC · Alto Adige/Südtirol
Minimum ABV at this colour: 11.0%.
Classification
DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata)
What that means →
Vintages

The 2025: an early, compressed harvest in Alto Adige

The 2025 is the only vintage on this page with a shop behind it. It is Colterenzio's current release, on a sheet dated April 2026. The region's first reports on the year are positive, with Lagrein expected among the standout grapes, but there is no settled verdict yet.

2025 Current release
Best price
£17.50
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
13.0%
Window
Drink now through 2029

A rainy, unusually cool July, a hot August and an early, compressed harvest, up to two weeks ahead of 2024. The region's first reports expect Lagrein to be among the standout grapes of 2025, an early view rather than a settled verdict. Colterenzio gives this bottle two to four years, so drink it from 2026 to 2029.

2024 Sold through
Best price
not listed
Retailers
0 in stock
2025 Current release
Best price
£17.50
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
13.0%
Window
Drink now through 2029

A rainy, unusually cool July, a hot August and an early, compressed harvest, up to two weeks ahead of 2024. The region's first reports expect Lagrein to be among the standout grapes of 2025, an early view rather than a settled verdict. Colterenzio gives this bottle two to four years, so drink it from 2026 to 2029.

Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

Colterenzio: a co-op of 300 growers in Alto Adige since 1960

Colterenzio (Kellerei Schreckbichl in German) was founded in 1960 by 26 growers who wanted independence from the wine merchants of the day. By its own account it is not a family company: over 300 families farm its 300 hectares between 230 and 650 metres and deliver hand-harvested grapes each autumn.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.

Alto Adige/Südtirol is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. 15 varieties listed in the disciplinare
  • Minimum ABV. 11.0% vol
  • Minimum ageing. No statutory minimum - producers release on their own schedule
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting
03

Region and area context

Alto Adige/Südtirol falls within Trentino-Alto Adige, covering Grapes must be grown in the province of Bolzano. The zone takes in the whole vineyard territory of 36 communes along the Adige valley. It runs from Salorno, Termeno and Cortaccia in the south, past Bolzano, up to Merano and Tirolo. It also covers parts of. The denomination is further divided into 6 sub-zones.

Alto Adige/Südtirol DOC zone The producer Wine route in the zone

Made at Cantina Produttori Colterenzio, Cornaiano. Directions

Wine route in the zone: Strada del Vino dell'Alto Adige (Südtiroler Weinstraße).

04

Reading the label

  • Cantina Produttori ColterenzioProducer / estate
  • LagreinGrape varieties
  • Alto Adige/Südtirol DOCGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2025Vintage (year of harvest)
  • 13.0% volAlcohol by volume
05

What sits behind the price of Alto Adige Lagrein DOC Colterenzio

Tracked from
£17.50
Direction
Mostly cost down
Drivers
2 up / 3 down
Main factor
UK duty and VAT
  1. 01

    Hand-harvested grapes from over 300 grower families

    Cost up

    Over 300 families farm Colterenzio's 300 hectares between 230 and 650 metres, some as a second job, and deliver hand-harvested grapes each autumn. Picking by hand on wine hills costs more than a machine on flat land.

  2. 02

    A generous crop: 85 hectolitres a hectare

    Cost down

    The producer's sheet gives a yield of 85 hectolitres a hectare, about 11,000 bottles from each hectare. The cost of the land and the vines is spread across many bottles.

  3. 03

    A few months in concrete tanks and large wooden casks, no small new barrels

    Cost down

    After eight days on the skins, the wine rests only a few months in concrete and large casks. There is no new-barrel bill and no years of cellar space tied up before sale.

  4. 04

    The classic line, not the Riserva

    Cost down

    This is Colterenzio's classic-line Lagrein. Its Mantsch and Gries Lagrein Riservas come from selected or single vineyards with low yields; the classic line, with a more generous crop, skips that cost.

  5. 05

    UK duty and VAT

    Cost up

    Of a bottle at about £18, about £6 is tax. Duty on a 13% wine is £2.99, at the UK rate of £30.62 per litre of pure alcohol. VAT is the price divided by six, about £3.

01

Hand-harvested grapes from over 300 grower families

Cost up

Over 300 families farm Colterenzio's 300 hectares between 230 and 650 metres, some as a second job, and deliver hand-harvested grapes each autumn. Picking by hand on wine hills costs more than a machine on flat land.

Perfect Pairings

Dishes that go with this wine

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Food Pairing

Beef, lamb and venison: what this Lagrein does on the plate

Colterenzio's own list is beef, lamb and venison in reduced sauces, plus Alto Adige's traditional cured meats and cheeses. The ripe, velvety tannin softens on red meat, and the 4.7 grams a litre of acidity cuts through butter and gravy.

Tannin softening Strong match

Beef, lamb and venison in reduced sauces

Lagrein's ripe, velvety tannin grips the protein in red meat and softens, so the wine tastes rounder with the dish than on its own. Colterenzio names beef, lamb and venison in reduced sauces as the match for this bottle. The dark berry fruit also sits well with a rich gravy.

Try with: Sunday Roast Beef · Roast Lamb with Mint Sauce · Venison Stew · Beef stew · More pairings →

Body matching Strong match

Cured meats, cheese boards and a pork pie

A medium-bodied red sits at the same weight as cured meat and firm cheese, so neither side drowns the other. Colterenzio pairs this Lagrein with Alto Adige's traditional charcuterie and cheeses; a British cheese board or a pork pie does the same job. The spicy palate stands up to salty, savoury meat.

Try with: Cheese board · Strong cheddar cheese · Melton Mowbray Pork Pie

Fat cutting Good match

Bread dumplings and polenta

Bread dumplings and buttery polenta are rich and soft. The 4.7 grams a litre of acidity in this Lagrein cuts through the butter, and the dark fruit lifts a plain plate. Fresh aromas and lively acidity are what Colterenzio's classic line is made for, and here the acidity earns its keep.

Try with: Canederli · Spatzle or Tyrolean dumplings · Polenta alla Valdostana · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Mushrooms, game birds and duck

The dark chocolate and spice in this Lagrein meet roast game and mushrooms halfway, so the wine and the plate share a flavour. Venison is the producer's own pick, and game birds, duck and mushrooms carry the same savoury side. The ripe tannin does not fight the leaner meat.

Try with: Porcini mushroom risotto · Roast Pheasant · Roast Duck · Duck breast

Acidity matching Good match

Meat ragu and slow-cooked pasta sauces

A tomato and meat sauce has acidity of its own, and a dry red with 4.7 grams a litre of acid matches it instead of tasting flat. Lagrein's blackberry and bilberry fruit sits well with the sweetness of long-cooked tomato. Keep the sauce meaty rather than sharp.

Try with: Ragu alla bolognese · Lasagna · Agnello Ragu Lucano · More pairings →

Avoid Clash

Hot chilli and sweet-and-sour sauces

Chilli heat makes tannin taste bitter and alcohol taste hot, and this 13% Lagrein has both. A sweet-and-sour sauce makes a dry red taste sour. Keep it for roasts, stews and cured meat instead.

Skip with: Lamb bhuna · Sweet and sour pork · Szechuan beef · Green curry · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

Keeping Colterenzio Lagrein: two to four years, no longer

This is the co-op's classic-line Lagrein, aged a few months in concrete and large casks. Colterenzio gives it two to four years. Its two Lagrein Riservas, Mantsch and Gries, are the ones made for longer keeping.

Drinking window
2026 → 2029

Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.

Decanting
30 minutes

A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.

Serving temperature
16-18°C

Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.

Cellar potential
Low

Colterenzio gives this Lagrein two to four years, and it spends only a few months in concrete and large casks before bottling. A drink-young red, not one to lay down.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£17.50 for a 75cl bottle of the 2025, at Vino.com, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

The sources behind this Colterenzio Lagrein page

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 27 Oct 2026, 03:33 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Based on the producer's published tasting notes.

Confidence · High
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.

Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Colterenzio, Lagrein and Alto Adige: the pages around this bottle

Producer
Cantina Produttori Colterenzio Trentino-Alto Adige
Grapes
Lagrein
Denomination
Alto Adige/Südtirol DOC
Region
Trentino-Alto Adige Region guide
Cuisine
Korean 1 dishes paired

Common Questions

Violets, bilberry and blackberry with a hint of dark chocolate, then a spicy, mouth-filling palate with ripe, velvety tannin. It is dry (under 2 grams of sugar a litre) and 13% alcohol. The colour is a very dark garnet with violet highlights.

Yes, it is ready now. Colterenzio gives it two to four years, so drink it from 2026 to 2029. It spends only a few months in concrete tanks and large wooden casks, so it is a wine for the next few years, not for long keeping.

Beef, lamb and venison in reduced sauces: the producer's own match. It also suits Alto Adige's cured meats and cheeses, bread dumplings and polenta, and a meat ragu. Avoid hot chilli dishes and sweet-and-sour sauces, which make a dry red taste bitter or sour.

One shop on this page sells the 2025, at about £18 for a 75 cl bottle with UK duty and VAT included. With one shop there is no price to compare here. Of that price about £6 is tax: £2.99 duty on a 13% wine plus VAT.

A grape. Lagrein is one of Alto Adige's native red varieties, and this bottle is made from Lagrein alone. Colterenzio, the producer, is a co-op at Cornaiano in Alto Adige, founded in 1960 by 26 growers; today 300 growers deliver its grapes.

The grapes ferment on their skins in stainless steel at a controlled temperature for eight days. The wine then rests for a few months in a mix of concrete tanks and large wooden casks before bottling. The vines sit mainly on deep, medium-heavy clay and sand soils, with a yield of 85 hectolitres a hectare.

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