Wine Description
A beautifully lithe apple and pear freshness rises from the glass. With a little air, a very subtle note of hazelnut appears. The palate is rounded and full and has a totally juicy richness of juicy pear with a wonderful bitter almond edge, despite its wonderfully slender body. This is lovely now with the exuberance of youth but really needs time to unfold and show its lovely texture.
Wine Type
still wine | white | dry
Alcohol
13 %
Residual Sugar
1 g/l
Acid
6.4 g/l
Certificates
bio-organic, AT-BIO-402
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
9 - 11 °C
Aging Potential
high (20 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2020 - 2038
Award
Falstaff
93
Vineyard
Vineyard Site
This very special, small vineyard parcel is located within in the larger Ried Feiersteig. It was documented in the mountain ledgers of 1579 as the best vineyard parcel. This southeast-facing vineyard is characterised by pure, coarse-grained Leithakalk (Leitha shell limestone) with shallow humus cover. In this particularly meagre soil, the vines thrust their roots deep and produce grape bunches with small, aromatic grape berries. Cool breezes from the adjacent forest create a unique microclimate that lends wines depth, length and an inimitable aroma.
Origin
Austria, Burgenland, Leithaberg
Quality grade
Leithaberg DAC
Site
Eisenstaedter single vineyard Golden Erd
Site Type
hilly land
Varietal
Weißburgunder | 27 - 44 years
7000 plants/ha | 4500 liter/ha
Geografical Orientation
south east
Sea Level
180 - 220 m
Soil
calcareous | large
brown earth
humus | medium
coarse surface
Weather / Climate
Climate
pannonic
Harvest and Maturing
Harvest
handpicked | August 29
Malolactic Fermentation
no
Fermentation
spontaneous
oak barrel | 600 L | used barrel | 20 - 30 day(s)
Skin Contact
12 hour(s)
Filter
layer filtration | coarse
Maturing
oak barrel | 500 L | used barrel | 10 month(s)
Bottling
natural cork | May 22, 2019 | 500 x 0.75 l
36 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 Speisen mit Geflügel und Fisch, auch mit pikanten Saucen, Hartkäse