Chardonnay, Löwengang, Alois Lageder 2022
Wine Enthusiast 96; James Suckling 94; Decanter 93; Raffaele Vecchione 88; Silver, Decanter World Wine Awards 90 points (2025)
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Why this wine
Löwengang was the first Alto Adige white to establish itself on the international market, and it remains the wine that defines the estate. Certified biodynamic fruit, spontaneous fermentation in barrique and eleven months on the fine lees give it genuine weight without losing the mineral line.
At a glance
- Grape
- Chardonnay
- Region
- Alto Adige, Italy
- Alcohol
- 13.00%
- Body
- Full
- Acidity
- Medium
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Medium (5-10 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Poultry & Pork, Seafood, Cheese
How it tastes
Pear and stone fruit lead, with a buttery note underneath and a light touch of oak spice. The palate is full and creamy but stays fresh, carrying a mineral edge through a long finish. Chardonnay 100%.
The producer
Alois Lageder is a family firm in its sixth generation: Johann Lageder began trading wine in 1823 alongside his work as a wagon maker, and in 1934 the family acquired the Löwengang estate at Magrè, still its headquarters today. The fruit comes from selected parcels there, at 230 to 330 metres on sandy, gravelly soils with a high limestone content, hand-harvested from a vineyard certified biodynamic. Fermentation is spontaneous, with wild yeasts in barrique, followed by eleven months on the fine lees in barrique. The 2022 season brought early budding and a summer of extreme heat, but occasional showers and careful vineyard work saw the vines through, and the harvest came almost two weeks early with balanced acidity.
Food and drinking
Serve at 10–12°C. Good with roast chicken, turbot or halibut in butter, veal, or a mature hard cheese such as Comté. Drinking well now and over the next five to ten years. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.