Baron Di Pauli has taken this humble and delightful grape and given it the royal treatment – this is single vineyard Vernatsch, selected by hand from fifty year-old vines, and with yields kept at microscopic levels. A lively wine for summer drinking, it is characterised by delicate, bright red berry flavours and an elegant backbone.

This wine suggests balance from the start – its name, Greek for ‘putting together’, is an apt description for this careful blend of these most expressive of grape varieties.

Made from extremely ripe grapes which then undergo a further extended maceration, this is a wine of massive character that repays a little attention and a lot of air (we recommend decanting) with stunningly concentrated aromas, a subtle richness and a voluminous mouth-feel.

The Arzenhof vineyard, overlooking Lake Caldaro, is set aside for Di Pauli’s serious red wine production. The climate is distinctly Mediterranean-influenced and is further tempered by the effects of the lake, allowing the vineyard to develop power and fruit well into the autumn harvest.