Zweigelt FUX 2017

The hand-picked grapes for this lively fruity Zweigelt come from Fuchsenfeld. A site in Halbturn very close to the Hungarian border, where the Parndorfer Platte runs out into the Heideboden.

2017 started out with a very dry winter and hardly any rain in spring. A short frost phase end of April did not do any harm, flowering started earlier than usual. It rained more often, though very little, even during the very hot summer, which lasted well into late September. A beautiful vintage for red wine, comparable to 2015 and 2011. The white wines are characterized by lovely fruit and fine acidity.

On the nose bright fruits of cherries and berries. Lively, buoyant and not too high in alcohol (11.5%), delicate and animating.