Origin
Austria, Burgenland, Leithaberg
Quality grade
Qualitätswein
Site
Eisenstaedter single vineyard: Langau, Neuwiese, Fehlmühl, Feiersteig
Site Type
hilly land
Varietal
Zweigelt 80 % | 29 - 44 years
7000 plants/ha | 3500 liter/ha
Blaufränkisch 10 %
St. Laurent 10 %
Geografical Orientation
south east
Sea Level
180 - 220 m
Soil
calcareous | large
brown earth
humus | little
gravelly
dry
Vineyard Site
Due to a Pannonian climate that is moderated by Lake Neusiedl, we are graced with the ability to produce white, red and sweet wines of the highest quality here on the Leithaberg. Warm, dry summers and cold, dry winters combine with the typical wind of Burgenland to shape the vegetation of our region.
Weather / Climate
Climate
pannonic
Cellar
Harvest
September 19
Malolactic Fermentation
yes
Mash Fermentation
squashed | Stems: 0 % | 20 - 30 | 100 %
Fermentation
spontaneous
steel tank | 20 - 30 day(s) | temperature control: yes | 25 °C
Maturing
large wooden barrel | 3000 L | used barrel | 16 month(s)
Bottling
screw cap | Oct. 15, 2018 | 2800 bottles
screw cap | May 22, 2019 | 1730 bottles
Data
Wine Type
Still wine | red | dry
Alcohol
12.5 %
Residual Sugar
1 g/l
Acid
5.4 g/l
Certificates
organic
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
16 - 18 °C
Aging Potential
medium (10 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2018 - 2024
Awards
The Wine Enthusiast
89
Wine Description
This light, elegant and totally berry-fruited wine contains the trinity of Austria's three chief red varieties and shows them to their best advantage: dark, fruity, juicy, lively and fresh. This is easy, but a real mouthful of berry flavor with real freshness.
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 15 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.
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