Origin
Austria, Burgenland
Quality grade
Qualitätswein
Site
Kleinhöfleiner single vineyard Kirchberg
Site Type
hilly land
Varietal
Blaufränkisch | 52 - 62 years
Geografical Orientation
south east
Sea Level
180 - 200 m
Soil
calcareous
brown earth
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.
Cellar
Harvest
handpicked
Fermentation
spontaneous
Maturing
75 % | small wooden barrel | 228 L | used barrel | 24 month(s)
25 % | small wooden barrel | 228 L | new barrel | 24 month(s)
Data
Wine Type
still wine | red | dry
Alcohol
13.5 %
Residual Sugar
1 g/l
Acid
6 g/l
Certificates
bio-organic, AT-BIO-402
Drinking Temperature
16 - 18 °C
Optimum Drinking Year
2020 - 2043
Awards
Falstaff
93
Gault Millau
18
A la Carte
94
The Wine Enthusiast
95
Wine Description
Gentle, seductive aromatics combine subtle vanilla, peony and ripe, dark cherry on the nose. The palate is full but fresh—svelte one moment, plush the other. There is something seamless in the way the flavors merge, unimpeded by the tannins and their velvety crunch. Highly accomplished, very elegant and quite irresistible.