Wine Description
Intense red with dark center, in the nose a bouquet of graphite and vanilla with impressions of chocolate, on the palate a delicate note of cherries, spicy and very complex with fine tannin and long finish. Very good ageing potential.
Wine Type
Still wine | red | dry
Alcohol
13.3 %
Residual Sugar
1.2 g/l
Acid
6.1 g/l
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
16 - 18 °C
Aging Potential
high (15 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2021 - 2032
Vineyard
Vineyard Site
The vineyard was first mentioned in a document in 1214 and has been allowed to bear the privilege of a designation of origin since 1524 and is one of the world's first designations of origin for wine. After decades of fallow land, the only stone terrace walls in Burgenland were painstakingly rebuilt and planted with vines in 2001 by the Umathum winery in 15,000 hours of work.
Origin
Austria, Burgenland, Frauenkirchen
Quality grade
Österreichischer Qualitätswein
Site
Kirschgarten
Site Type
terraces
Varietal
Blaufränkisch 100 % | 18 years
6000 plants/ha | 3800 liter/ha
Geografical Orientation
south east
Sea Level
202 m
Soil
slate
Harvest and Maturing
Harvest
handpicked | middle/october
Grape Sorting
mechanical
Fermentation
spontaneous
Malolactic Fermentation
yes
Juice Extraction
yes | 20 %
Mash Fermentation
complete destemming | Stems: 0 % | open fermentation vat | 3 week(s) | temperature control: yes | 28 - 30 °C | 100 %
Fermentation Process
pump over | 1 - 3 x day | Duration: 21 days
Filter
layer filtration | coarse
Sulfur Added
wine
Maturing
95 % | small oak barrel | 225 L | used barrel | 24 month(s)
5 % | small oak barrel | 225 L | new barrel | 24 month(s)
bottle | 15 month(s)
Time on the Fine Yeast
24 month(s)
Bottling
glass cork | middle/january 2018
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.