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The Sumerians saw in some stars their hero Gilgarnesh fighting against the Bull and they call them "Ura-an-Na", among them Orion, the splendour of the sky. For the Syrians it was "Al Jabbar", the Giant, while the Egyptians called it "Sahu", Osiris's spirit.Rigel, the seventh for brightness in the sky, is the Beta star of Orion constellation and for the Arabians, easily apparent, it was the "Giant's left leg".
For us, Rigel. It is Brut Rose of Lagrein Kretzer, tempting in colour, magical in refinement, exotic in sensation like Orient from which it gets its name.

Your hand welcomes a pomegranate as well as a flûte.
This fruit is emotion, warm approach of friendliness.
A pleasant aesthetic feeling rises and indulges on the peculiarity of the subject, on chromatic shades. Moreover, it underlines diversity from customary which certainly assures but requires evasion.
We are Eve's children, luckily a blood tie exists, and we are victims of curiosity and desire. Then it is gestural capacity. This gesture introduces an olfactory comment taken by surprise by the typicality and novelty of the sensations. Impressions are removed like grains. It tastes of ? It reminds me of? , and it is back on the palate, it lingers on the papillae. Anyway, the critical approach is always kind, influenced by spontaneous benevolence. It is nature, dawn or sunset, immediacy or meditation.

Rigel comes from Lagrein Kretzer grapes. It is balance of colour; violet essence becomes perfume to communicate its personality, it discloses its presence with indifferent but intended seduction.
It is graceful character, but still character. It plays with appearances, it enjoys looking like marasca cherry, sweet and sour, it comes as a sweet almond and fades inside the dusk of sensations. It is evolved.
It is not immediacy in its maturity, in fact it was born months ago and it trained the characters for a serious and classical introduction. It is to be met in solitude. Its shades, scent, character must walk alone before coming across the crowd of sensations.

Growing location
Trentino’s region on municipality of Trento, hamlet of Ravina.

Grape Variety
Lagrein, percentage 100% from terraced vineyards at 300 m (985 ft) a.s.l. on heavy alluvial soils.

Growing system and yield
Pergola semplice trentina with distance between wines of 2,8 x 0,8 m (9,2 x 2,6 ft);
Plant density: 3.500 plants per hectare;
Average yield: Lagrein: 10.000 kg (22.000 lbs) per hectare.

Vintage and harvesting time
Manual harvest on crates at the end of August 2004.

Technological processing
Fermentation in autoclave, work authorization NR. 72 of 10.05.2005.

Bottling date and refining of Vintage 2004
7.565 bottles of 750ml on July 2005. Up to March 2006.

Organic Characteristics
Sight: brilliant salmon copper pink. Bouquet: primary floral perfume with evidence of violet and pink rose. Hint of cherries and almonds. Taste: it is a full-bodied dry and fresh sparkling; long finish gently astringent with notes of raspberries. With abundant and persistent foam and a fine grain perlage.

Pairing
Of course, it could be considered an “aristocratic” chalice offered to an elegant “democratic” apéritif. “Rigel” is a brut rosé that likes going with a Japanese vegetable tempura. Furthermore on buffet it loves to be matched with fish or white meat appetizers or with many versions of sushi showing its elegant character. Rigel is strongly attracted by medium mature cheeses and even by the “impossible” dairy cheese.