Cellar

Harvest

handpicked

Grape Sorting

manual

Fermentation

spontaneous

Malolactic Fermentation

yes

Mash Fermentation

complete destemming | Stems: 0 % | steel tank | 3 week(s) | 25 - 30 °C

Fermentation Process

5 - 8 x day | Duration: 14 days

Filter

unfiltered

Maturing

acacia barrel | 2700 L | used barrel | 24 month(s)

Data

Wine Type

Still wine | red | dry

Alcohol

12.5 %

Acid

5.3 g/l

Residual Sugar

1 g/l

Drinking Temperature

15 - 17 °C

Aging Potential

10 years

Optimum Drinking Year

2024 - 2029

Wine Description

Old vines from the Goldberg are the foundation of our red Luft & Liebe. We devote considerable vineyard work to it—hand-splitting the bunches to prevent shrivel and rot. In the cellar, it undergoes extended maceration and partial whole-cluster fermentation, ageing in large acacia casks before being bottled unfiltered. A Zweigelt that celebrates the strengths of the variety in a cool-climate style: refreshing acidity, restrained alcohol and tannin, and a vibrant, pure fruit profile. Classic or modern? Above all, a red wine that even white-wine lovers enjoy drinking.