Origin
Austria, Burgenland
Quality grade
Leithaberg DAC
Site
Eisenstaedter single vineyard Fehlmühl, Reisbühl, Setz
Site Type
hilly land
Varietal
Blaufränkisch | 20 - 43 years
Geografical Orientation
south east
Sea Level
200 - 220 m
Soil
calcareous | large
limestone from Leitha | large
humus | little
Vineyard Site
The Leithaberg is the last remnant of the Alps reaching toward the Pannonian Plain. Its shell limestone soil is millions of years old and offers optimal conditions to grow complex wines. This unique calcareous soil and the cool winds from the adjacent Leithaberg Forest lends the wines an inimitable mineral, highly structured character.
Cellar
Harvest
handpicked | October 1
Fermentation
spontaneous
Maturing
large wooden barrel | 2500 L | used barrel | 20 month(s)
Bottling
screw cap
Certification
Yes
Data
Wine Type
still wine | red | dry
Alcohol
13 %
Residual Sugar
1 g/l
Acid
6.2 g/l
Drinking Temperature
16 - 18 °C
Optimum Drinking Year
2022 - 2032
Wine Description
The nose is still a little shy but already allows glimpses of tart but ripe red cherry. The palate reverberates with that tart but juicy freshness and bathes all in a warm hue of cinnamon spice. Inherent freshness tingles pleasantly and highlights the very fine and still firm tannins. This has juiciness and elegance in equal measure. A very hedonistic and irresistible combination.