Blaufränkisch Cabernet

Vintage

2009

Description

Intensive and dark purple, dense purple rim, powerful viscosity. Compact fragrance with blackberry confit, ink lead, smoked meat and chocolate chips. A continuous oscillation between ripe cherries and black currant, backed by delicate toasty nuances, some thyme and cedar wood.

Dry, grizzly statute, characterized by extract sweetness and a powerful, pleasant texture displaying aromas of roasted hazelnuts just before turning into nougat. Yet spicy with a hint of liquorice and dark fruits. A fiery, vibrating red wine with esprit and a charming finish – and, by the way, a price- performance hero.

Accompanying ideas

The idea of beet-root risotto with smoked or goat cheese almost immediately enters one`s mind thinking of a main dish, medium roasted sirloin steak, rich brochettes “Puszta secret”, nevertheless perfect for vegetarians. Peperonata with smoked bacon or burgers with pork cutlet. Penne with lentils, leak & parsley. Home-made cheese-caraway-sticks or nut bread with summer butter and smoked sea salt, to match ripe Pecorino or Emmentaler matured in caves, and much more. If an open fire-place is not available, it also tastes deliciously sitting in front of a Swedish stove.

Ratings

A la Carte 91 points
Falstaff RotweinGuide 2012 90 points
Vinaria Jungweinatlas FUN (exceptional joy of drinking)
TOP 10 red wine with 16,5 points
Gault Millau 16 points

Technical specification

Serving temperature 16 - 18° C
Harvest End of September 2009, hand-picked into small boxes: Blaufränkisch – predominantly from the sites Öden and Untere Pandkräften, Cabernet from the sites Gillesberg and Ritter – both of them with slate soils.
Processing Separate harvesting, closed must fermentation at 31˚C, some days of additional maceration. Gentle pressing, malolactic fermentation, maturation in 300 l  oak barrels, mostly new.
Bottling September 2010
Alcohol 14,0 Vol.%
Acidity 4,7 g/l
Residual sugar dry
Bottle sizes 0,75l, Magnum, Double Magnum
German version