2017 Zweigelt
Sekt Austria

2017  Zweigelt
Sekt Austria
ÖTW - Österreichische Traditionsweingüter
Quality grade
Sekt Austria
Varietal
Zweigelt 100 % | 25 years

Cellar

Traditional bottle fermentation

Gentle pressing, fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled steel tanks. The base wine matures for 12 months in small used wooden barrels. After the second fermentation in the bottle, the raw sparkling wine remains on the lees for approx. 50 months.

Harvest
handpicked | middle/september
handpicked | middle/october
Disgorgement
warm | manual
Storage Time: 50 months
Riddling
manual
Bottling
natural cork

Data

Wine Type
sparkling wine | red | brut
Alcohol
13 %
Acid
4.2 g/l
Residual Sugar
5.4 g/l
Drinking Temperature
6 - 8 °C
Optimum Drinking Year
2024 - 2028

Wine Description

The lively mousseux forms an exciting contrast to the rich red fruit. Extremely dense, mature nose with plenty of cherries. An individual, unusual red sparkling wine.

Food Pairing

Dark meat, game, dark chocolate, barbecue or pasta dishes.