MCM MERLOT
THE WISDOM OF THE PERGOLA

In 1995 the grapes on this site were of such outstanding quality that Luis von Dellemann, our winemaker at the time, decided to produce a very special wine – and the MCM, a single-variety Merlot, was born. As it was to be launched at the turn of the millennium, the label was specially designed with the Roman numeral for 1900, and this symbolism is now the trademark of the wine.

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2020
MCMLVII
Merlot
12.5 % Vol

Color

Cherry red with a ruby shimmer

Aroma

Pronounced, fruity (berries), earthy, fine spicy

Flavour

Full-bodied, well balanced, multy-layerd, very refired fruit racidity balance, fresh

Food

Veal, lamb, venison, cheeses

Origin

Punggl vineyard owned by the Alois Lageder Winery and situated in Magrè. 230 metres a.s.l (750 feet)

Soil

Sandy, loamy with content of limestone

Vinification

Spontaneous grape mash fermentation, partially on the entire grapes, in large cask and stainless steel, followed by a couple of months in small and large casks. Aging in the bottle for about one year.

Best to be drunk

3 - 15 years

THE MCM SITE

At the southern foot of the Magrè talus cone lies a wine-growing site known by the dialect name of Punggl, which has been noted and esteemed for its wines over the centuries. In the middle of the 1950s, the former owner of Hirschprunn planted Merlot vines there, because they had delivered such good results in the decades before. The heart of that site delivers the foundations for our MCM. Depending on the year, we now select varying quantities of top quality grapes there, which are used exclusively to make our MCM.

Guided tours

Discover our wines and their history and visit our biodynamic vineyards and cellars.

Biodynamics

We are committed to the biodynamic agriculture, which respects human beings, animals and the natural cycles and incorporates them into our work.

LÖWENGANG Chardonnay & LÖWENGANG Uvaggio Storico

The name of the Löwengang wine estate derives from the historical residence of the same name in Magrè