Available in a screw-cap bottle, the Franz Haas 2020 Alto Adige Lagrein Schweizer shows dark and rich fruit with blackberry, ripe plum and sour notes of blackcurrant. It is fresh and lifted in personality, however it also shows solid texture with good volume. You could pair this versatile wine with a burger topped with bacon and avocado. It ages in second-passage tonneaux for 10 months. Production is 15,000 bottles.

Packaged in a screw-cap bottle, the Franz Haas 2019 Alto Adige Lagrein Schweizer shows a deep dark color with inky tones of purple and black. I'm not sure if the name Schweizer appeared on past editions of this wine, but it does with this vintage. The bouquet presents lots of ripe blackberry and black cherry fruit with touches of smoke, tobacco and some dustings of black pepper. Unscrew the cap for your next informal cookout. Some 15,000 bottles were released.

Recognized by its colorful artistic label, the 2018 Alto Adige Lagrein is a real beauty inside the bottle as well. It pours forth with inky intensity, and these results from Franz Haas show more purity, tightness and sharp intensity compared to its peers. The bouquet reveals ripe aromas of plum, dark cherry and blackberry, delivered with raw and vinous tones that give the wine character and accessibility. The finish is moderate, and the mid-palate is not too deep, but you get a lot of local color and character. Some 19,000 bottles were made. Try it next to hefty polenta with stewed beef and mushrooms.

The Franz Haas 2017 Alto Adige Lagrein Schweizer (packaged in a screwcap bottle) pours forth with an inky dark appearance. The bouquet is packed tight with black fruit aromas ranging from blackberry to dried plum and prune. There is a spicy element to the bouquet, with clove and cinnamon, that feels like it comes directly from the bounty and ripeness of the grape itself. The wine has mild, soft tannins, making it ideal for near-term consumption. Annual production is between 12,000 and 16,000 bottles, depending on the vintage.

The Franz Haas 2016 Alto Adige Lagrein is a plush and rich red wine with soft tannins and dark concentration. Lagrein offers dense primary fruit with raw aromas of summer cherry and juicy blackberry. Despite all that brooding darkness, the wine is actually medium-bodied in weight with moderate persistence and a short finish. Drink this wine within the next 5 years. If you are looking for varietal simplicity and purity, this is one fantastic expression of the versatile and informal Lagrein grape. Bottle production is 20,000 units strong.