Wine Description

tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe. Mit feiner Edelholzwürze unterlegte schwarze Beerenfrucht, ein Hauch von Brombeeren und Cassis. Saftig, engmaschig, reife Kirschen, feine Tannine, zartes Nougat, frisch strukturiert, mineralischer Nachhall

Wine Type

still wine | red | dry

Alcohol

14 %

Residual Sugar

1 g/l

Acid

5.8 g/l

Certificates

bio-organic, AT-BIO-402

Allergens

sulfites

Drinking Temperature

16 - 18 °C

Aging Potential

high (25 years)

Optimum Drinking Year

2018 - 2041

Award

Falstaff

A la Carte

Gault Millau

18,5

Vineyard

Vineyard Site

We cultivate our oldest 60-year-old Blaufränkisch in this small vineyard located in the Kleinhöflein district of Eisenstadt. For decades, this wine has embodied the top quality of our winery’s red wines and is only vinified in exceptional years. Sloping towards the south, this old, deeply rooted vineyard enjoys the sun from morning to night. An ideal prerequisite for concentrated Blaufränkisch wines full of character.

Origin

Austria, Burgenland, Leithaberg

Quality grade

Qualitätswein

Site

Kleinhöfleiner single vineyard Kirchberg

Site Type

hilly land

Varietal

Blaufränkisch | 50 - 60 years

7000 plants/ha | 2800 liter/ha

Geografical Orientation

south east

Sea Level

180 - 200 m

Soil

calcareous

brown earth

Weather / Climate

Climate

pannonic

Harvest and Maturing

Harvest

handpicked | October 14

Malolactic Fermentation

yes

Mash Fermentation

squashed | Stems: 25 % | 15 - 20 | 100 %

Fermentation

spontaneous

steel tank | 15 - 20 day(s) | temperature control: yes | 25 °C

Maturing

75 % | small wooden barrel | 228 L | used barrel | 24 month(s)

25 % | small wooden barrel | 228 L | new barrel | 24 month(s)

Bottling

natural cork | Jan. 18, 2016 | 716 bottles

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

kräftige, würzige Speisen (Rind, Wild)