Drink (and think) like a somm
Granite Heights
Humility
Virginia
Lagrein 100%
Black Cherry, Blackberry, Violets, Dark Chocolate.
French Oak
100%
ABOUT
Granite Heights 2024 Humility
“Lagrein is a distinctive, deep-hued red wine from Italy’s Alto Adige region, known for its bold structure and aromatic profile. It features intense notes of black cherry, blackberry, plum, and violet, often complemented by earthy, smoky, and chocolatey undertones.
It offers firm, slightly astringent tannins and high acidity. Known as a ‘brother’ to Syrah and a ‘cousin’ to Pinot Noir, combining power with refined, high-acid structure.”
-Granite Heights
PAIRINGS
IN A PINCH
Rich meats, aged cheeses.
DEEPER DIVE
Lagrein’s high tannins and high acidity make it a great choice for some of the richer, fattier cuts of meat. It also has some earthy and smokey undertones, so grilling these meats would definitely help complement this wine.
The structure of the 2024 Humility also allows it to pair well with savory, and well aged cheeses, using its elevated acidity to cut through the even the fullest bodied cheeses.
STANDOUT FEATURES: Dark fruit, elevated acidity, high tannins.
PAIRING SCALE
STEER CLEAR
Anything too light like fish or chicken might get overpowered by this wine.
CHEESE OPTIONS
Stilton
Stilton
Country: England
Animal: Cow
Type: Strong, funky
Texture: Hard
Style: Full-bodied, tangy
Taleggio
Taleggio
Country: Italy
Animal: Cow
Type: Soft
Texture: Creamy
Style: Mild, sweet, aromatic
Triple Cream Brie
Triple Cream Brie
Country: France
Animal: Cow
Type: Soft
Texture: Creamy
Style: Nutty, Buttery, Rich.
RECIPE IDEAS
SERVICE
WHICH GLASSES?
Large Bordeaux or All-purpose glasses would be best.
BORDEAUX
BURGUNDY
FLUTE
COUPE
ALL-PURPOSE
WHITE
DESSERT
SHOULD I DECANT THIS?
WHY “Yes”?
Lots of complexity and a powerful structure means this a wine that you’ll want to let breathe for a bit.
How long?
Generally you would want to decant a younger wine for longer to help it open up and be cautious of exposing older wines to oxygen for too long. There are always exceptions of course, but this is a pretty good rule to follow.
Minutes to decant this wine
Year opened
SERVING TEMP
The correct serving temperature is important to show a wine’s true potential, but don’t stress over getting the temp exactly right. Use the chart below to try to get in the right ballpark.
AGING
WHEN SHOULD I OPEN THIS?
If a wine has been released by the producer, it means it is ready to drink. Wines don’t necessarily get “better” with age, they just change. Typically, this change involves things like losing fresh fruit flavors in exchange for more savory notes.
The moment you should open the bottle depends on your preference, so it’s more important to understand the evolution and the life span of the bottle than it is to try to time its opening perfectly. (It’s far better to open a bottle too early than too late.)
This bottle should probably be opened between:
2026 – 2036
Development
NERD STUFF
TECHNICAL NOTES
pH: 3.49
TA: 6 grams/L
Alc: 12.7%
RS: 0%
Cases Produced: 76
FERMENTATION
Crushed grapes underwent cold soaking for 1 week, followed by fermentation in macrobins. Punch down method used, then pressed and pumped into French Oak barrels.
PRODUCER
ABOUT US
It is all about the wines.
Granite Heights bottles about 250 cases of wine each year. Yes, a small production, but one that is quality control driven every step of the way. Did you ever wonder why some of the very best restaurants are the very small ones? It is partly or mainly due to the owner’s involvement and the small size permits immense quality control and the ability to focus on great product and you the customer. A winery is no different and this is Granite Heights. As one example, we are small but we have a fully automated bottling machine (Costral Galaxy). The Costral bottler cleans, nitrogen purges, fills under vacuum and corks under vacuum. This permits the completion of making great wines.
OUR WINEMAKER
Luke Kilyk has a BA in Chemistry from Leigh University and a law degree from Catholic University. He is a patent attorney, self taught winemaker, vineyard assistant and husband!
He specializes in small batch, high quality wines. His wines have received Gold medals in several of the Gov Cup wine competitions (and other wine competitions). Now he has had 2 wines in the Governor’s case.
