Wine Description
The nose is rather shy but gives the slightest, most subtle whiff of camphor. For now the palate shows off its very fine-boned, graceful and soaring structure of filigree tannins as well as its pervasive and bright freshness. But the lovely cherry fruit at the heart of this elegant yet powerful wine still needs to unfold, just like all the surrounding aromatics that have something floral, fresh and beautifully lifted. A picture of finesse and elegance.
Wine Type
still wine | red | dry
Alcohol
13.5 %
Residual Sugar
1.8 g/l
Acid
5.8 g/l
Certificates
bio-organic, AT-BIO-402
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
16 - 18 °C
Aging Potential
high (25 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2023 - 2046
Award
Falstaff
93
Gault Millau
19
A la Carte
94
Vineyard
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.
Origin
Austria, Burgenland, Leithaberg
Quality grade
Leithaberg DAC
Site
Kleinhöfleiner single vineyard Kirchberg
Site Type
hilly land
Varietal
Blaufränkisch | 55 - 65 years
7000 plants/ha | 2800 liter/ha
Geografical Orientation
south east
Sea Level
180 - 200 m
Soil
calcareous
brown earth
Weather / Climate
Climate
pannonic
Harvest and Maturing
Harvest
handpicked | September 18
Malolactic Fermentation
yes
Mash Fermentation
squashed | Stems: 25 % | 15 - 20 | 100 %
Fermentation
spontaneous
steel tank | 15 - 20 day(s) | temperature control: yes | 25 °C
Maturing
75 % | small wooden barrel | 228 L | used barrel | 17 month(s)
25 % | small wooden barrel | 228 L | new barrel | 24 month(s)
Bottling
natural cork | Aug. 19, 2020 | 920 x 0.75 l
42 x 1.5 l
6 x 3 l
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 18 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.
Speisenempfehlung
kräftige, würzige Speisen (Rind, Wild)