Firmian Lagrein
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted red meats, hearty game stews, and mature mountain cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the sun-drenched, alpine valleys of Trentino, Mezzacorona's 'Firmian' Lagrein is a tribute to the region's rich history and the noble Firmian family who once ruled over these mountain passes. Lagrein is an ancient, indigenous grape variety of Trentino-Alto Adige, celebrated since medieval times for its deep color and robust character. Grown in alluvial, gravelly soils along the Adige River, the grapes benefit from dramatic diurnal temperature shifts created by the surrounding Dolomite peaks. Mezzacorona vinifies this wine with traditional skin contact to extract its signature inky hue, followed by a short period of maturation in oak casks. This process softens Lagrein's naturally rustic tannins, resulting in a wine that beautifully balances intense notes of dark mountain berries, wild plums, and subtle hints of cocoa and sweet spice.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1904, Mezzacorona is a historic wine cooperative situated in Mezzocorona at the foot of the Italian Alps in the Trentino-Alto Adige region. Uniting generations of passionate family growers across the Piana Rotaliana and surrounding valleys of the Dolomites, the estate is deeply dedicated to integrated, sustainable viticultural practices that safeguard their alpine terroir. The winery harnesses modern, gravity-fed vinification alongside traditional ageing cellars while maintaining rigorous quality control from vineyard to bottle. Renowned internationally for crisp, varietally pure expressions, Mezzacorona is celebrated for its mineral-driven Pinot Grigio, aromatic whites, and indigenous red specialties like Teroldego Rotaliano and Lagrein.