Wine Description
The shy nose gives little away but hints at subtle pear and cream. The palate comes in with measured roundness, speaking of the warmth of the vintage but contained by a certain chalky coolness and bright lemon freshness. There is a lovely texture and a concentrated midpalate that leads to a long, rounded finish.
Wine Type
still wine | white | dry
Alcohol
11.5 %
Acid
4 g/l
Residual Sugar
1.2 g/l
Certificates
bio-organic, AT-BIO-402
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
10 - 12 °C
Aging Potential
high (15 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2023 - 2037
Vineyard
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.
Origin
Austria, Burgenland, Leithaberg
Quality grade
Leithaberg DAC
Site
Eisenstaedter single vineyard Feiersteig
Site Type
hilly land
Varietal
Weißburgunder | 31 - 48 years
7000 plants/ha | 3500 liter/ha
Geografical Orientation
south east
Sea Level
200 - 220 m
Soil
calcareous | large
brown earth
limestone from Leitha
humus | medium
Weather / Climate
Climate
pannonic
Harvest and Maturing
Harvest
handpicked | September 2 - September 8
Malolactic Fermentation
no
Fermentation
spontaneous
large wooden barrel | 2500 L | used barrel | 15 - 20 day(s)
Skin Contact
8 - 12 hour(s)
Maturing
large wooden barrel | 2500 L | used barrel | 12 month(s)
Bottling
screw cap | September 4 | Lot Number: L-N19834/23
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.
Food recommendation
fish and light meat with spicy vegetable, strong hard cheese