Wine Description
Light golden yellow. Fine yellow fruit nuances, of mango and apricot, delicate herbal spice, a hint of fresh orange zest, multi-faceted bouquet. Medium-bodied, white apple fruit, finesse-rich structure, salty-citric finish, very light on its feet, sticks well, a complex and at the same time delicate food companion.
Wine Type
still wine | white | dry
Alcohol
13 %
Residual Sugar
1.4 g/l
Acid
6.1 g/l
Certificates
bio-organic, AT-BIO-402
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
9 - 11 °C
Aging Potential
high (20 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2023 - 2041
Award
Falstaff
94
Gault Millau
18,5
A la Carte
94
James Suckling
94
Vineyard
Vineyard Site
The monopoly site Ried Oberberg is characterised by sandstone-like Leithakalk and its cool, south-east exposed location. The 40-year-old vines give the grapes an unmistakable character. This results in a subtle-looking Neuburger full of puristic complexity and a taut finish.
Origin
Austria, Burgenland, Leithaberg
Quality grade
Leithaberg DAC
Site
Eisenstaedter single vineyard Oberberg
Site Type
hilly land
Varietal
Neuburger | 30 - 45 years
7000 plants/ha | 4500 liter/ha
Geografical Orientation
south east
Sea Level
180 - 220 m
Soil
calcareous
coarse surface
humus
brown earth
Weather / Climate
Climate
pannonic
Harvest and Maturing
Harvest
handpicked | September 13
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 | 600 L | used barrel | 9 month(s)
Bottling
natural cork | Aug. 26, 2022 | 609 x 0.75 l
30 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