Wine Description
The colour is ruby-red, spicy in the nose with impressions of red berries
and orange zest, nuances of chocolate, on the palate blackberies, soft
and spicy with long finish
Wine Type
Still wine | red | dry
Alcohol
12.2 %
Residual Sugar
1 g/l
Acid
5.4 g/l
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
16 - 18 °C
Aging Potential
high (20 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2017 - 2032
Vineyard
Vineyard Site
from the parcel "Vom Stein" in Frauenkirchen.
This is the oldest vineyard site in the municipality of Frauenkirchen, a small hill northwest of Frauenkirchen; dry and frost-proof, windy. Pebbly soil with medium lime and high quartz content, the topsoil is light and permeable, very warm and dry.
Origin
Austria, Burgenland, Frauenkirchen
Quality grade
Österreichischer Qualitätswein
Site
Vom Stein
Site Type
plains
Varietal
St. Laurent 100 % | 37 years
3000 plants/ha | 2800 liter/ha
Sea Level
129 m
Soil
gravel
quartz
lime
Harvest and Maturing
Harvest
handpicked | end/september
Grape Sorting
mechanical
Fermentation
spontaneous
Malolactic Fermentation
yes
Juice Extraction
yes | 20 %
Mash Fermentation
complete destemming | Stems: 0 % | wooden fermentation stand | 2 week(s) | temperature control: yes | 28 - 30 °C | 100 %
Fermentation Process
pump over | 1 - 2 x day | Duration: 14 days
Filter
layer filtration | coarse
Maturing
70 % | small oak barrel | 225 L | new barrel | 24 month(s)
30 % | small oak barrel | 225 L | used barrel | 24 month(s)
bottle | 18 month(s)
Bottling
glass cork | middle/december 2012
Winery
Connected to the soil and always open to new things characterise our work.
The vineyards are cultivated expertly and ecologically, the grapes are harvested exclusively by hand and the wine is given plenty of time to develop in the cellar.