Leithaberg Blaufränkisch 2009

Leithaberg DAC
Leithaberg Blaufränkisch 2009
Leithaberg DAC
Origin
Austria, Burgenland, Leithaberg
Quality grade
Leithaberg DAC
Site
Eisenstaedter single vineyard Steinriegel
Site Type
hilly land
Varietal
Blaufränkisch
Geografical Orientation
south east
Sea Level
180 - 220 m
Soil
calcareous | large
brown earth
gravelly
Vineyard Site
Due to a Pannonian climate that is moderated by Lake Neusiedl, we are graced with the ability to produce white, red and sweet wines of the highest quality here on the Leithaberg. Warm, dry summers and cold, dry winters combine with the typical wind of Burgenland to shape the vegetation of our region.

Weather / Climate

Climate
pannonic

Cellar

Harvest
October 6 - October 9
handpicked
Fermentation
spontaneous
Malolactic Fermentation
yes
Mash Fermentation
squashed | Stems: 15 % | 10 - 18 day(s) | 100 %
Maturing
large wooden barrel | 2500 L | used barrel | 22 month(s)
Bottling
natural cork | Aug. 1, 2011

Data

Wine Type
Still wine | red | dry
Alcohol
13.5 %
Residual Sugar
1 g/l
Acid
5.4 g/l
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
17 - 19 °C
Aging Potential
high (20 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2011 - 2033

Awards

Falstaff
93
Gault Millau
17,5

Wine Description

Kräftiges Rubingranat, violette Reflexe. Zart floral unterlegtes rotes Waldbeerkonfit, zart nach Veilchen, kandierte Orangenzesten. Saftig, elegant, feine Brombeerfrucht, feine Tannine, rund und bereits zugänglich

Food Pairing

idealer Speisenbegleiter zu Nudeln, Pizza, Steaks und Käse sowie zu Wildgerichten

Winery

Erwin Tinhof owns vineyards in Eisenstadt, that grow on the slopes of the Leitha Mountains. The grapes nurtured are indigenous varieties, and this has been so for 11 generations. The 15 hectare estate is cultivated in tune with local nature; Erwin Tinhof practises dry farming and does not apply any use of insecticides or herbicides, nor artificial fertilisation, to any of his vines. The estate vineyards are up to 50 years old, and contain grape varieties that are virtually completely Austria, such as the white Neuburger and Weißburgunder (Pinot blanc) as well as the black varieties Blaufränkisch and increasingly Sankt Laurent. The wines are produced from estate vineyards and following a hand harvest and winemaking with minimal intervention, the wines are bottled in the Tinhof winery. Effective from the 2012 harvest, the winery became a certified naturally organic producer.