Geistreich

We produce our Geistreich („Spirited“) to naturally concentrate the Cabernet Cuvée Wide World to an even greater extent and care for the wine-loving chocolate aficionado. After 5 days of fermentation, 10% of the Wide-World mash is drawn off and fortified with our home-made, undiluted brandy; it will then mature for several months in used oak barrels. The result is a fruit-driven, chocolate-flavoured liqueur wine.

Vintage

2006

Description

Purple with reflections of black cherry, intensive viscosity – as expected. Clear, clean nose of stewed cherries, stewed berries, pepper bread, multi-layered, powerful aroma spectrum with hints of luxury chocolate. Fortification not immediately noticeable, only on a second smelling or in case the Geistreich gets too warm. Sweetness paired with fruity acidity, vibrating aromas, even flint stone, reductive with wild berries, bunch of spices, dried cherries and coca, opulent in the sense of dense, by no way baroque, fruity accents prevail at any time, fiery-sweet finish, charming muscle man.

Accompanying ideas

“National” drink for “chocoholics”, generally together with derivates of the cocoa bean, to name two examples: Poppy-seed tart with chocolate filling and glazed sour cherries. Or in form of a snack: Wide-World Chocolate at room temperature. All the same with a ravenous hunger late in the evening in form of a Nutella-bread. A superb digestive or matching spicy cheese à la Stilton, ripe Sbrinz and much more …

Technical Specification

Serving temperature 15 – 17° C
Harvest Mid October 2006, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot grapes from the sites Kraxner, Ritter, Gillesberg.
Processing Hand-picked into small boxes, de-stemming, start of fermentation in closed stainless steel tanks, after 5 days of fermentation partially drawn off and fortified with undiluted brandy (75%), on the next day drawn off again into used oak barrels and matured.
Bottling April 2007
Alcohol 19,0 Vol.%
Acidity 6,0 g/l
Residual sugar 95 g/l
Bottle sizes 0,375l
German version