Wine Description
Dunkles Rubingranat, mit feiner Kräuterwürze unterlegte dunkle Beerenfrucht, ein Hauch von Dörrzwetschken, zartes Nougat. Saftig, extraktsüß, elegante Textur, feine Tannine, ausgewogen und gut anhaltend.
Wine Type
still wine | red | dry
Alcohol
13.5 %
Residual Sugar
2.2 g/l
Acid
5.2 g/l
Certificates
bio-organic, AT-BIO-402
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
16 - 18 °C
Aging Potential
high (20 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2016 - 2028
Award
Falstaff
93
The Wine Enthusiast
93
Vineyard
Vineyard Site
Documented since 1455, this southeast-facing vineyard is situated high above the castle park of Eisenstadt and extends to the edge of the Leithaberg forest. Proximity to the forest causes large diurnal temperature fluctuations and together with Leithakalk (Leitha shell limestone), ideal conditions prevail to slowly ripen the Sankt Laurent variety to full maturity. This Sankt Laurent vineyard yields very elegant, finely spiced red wines each year.
Origin
Austria, Burgenland, Leithaberg
Quality grade
Qualitätswein
Site
Eisenstadt single vineyard Feiersteig
Site Type
hilly land
Varietal
St. Laurent | 24 - 56 years
7000 plants/ha | 3300 liter/ha
Geografical Orientation
south east
Sea Level
200 - 220 m
Soil
calcareous | large
brown earth
lime gravel from Leitha | sub soil
Weather / Climate
Climate
pannonic
Harvest and Maturing
Malolactic Fermentation
yes
Mash Fermentation
squashed | Stems: 20 % | 15 - 20 | 100 %
Fermentation
spontaneous
wooden fermentation stand | 3500 L | used barrel | 15 - 20 day(s) | temperature control: yes | 25 °C
Filter
layer filtration | coarse
Maturing
90 % | small wooden barrel | 228 L | used barrel | 18 month(s)
10 % | small wooden barrel | 228 L | new barrel | 18 month(s)
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 18 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.
Speisenempfehlung
perfekt zu Wild, Fleischgerichten und reifem Käse