Traminer Spätlese 2013

Traminer Spätlese 2013

A la carte Wein-Führer 2015

91

Points

FALSTAFF Wein Guide 2014/15

91

Points

VINARIA Guide 2014/15

★ ★ ★

FUN (exceptional joy of drinking)SALON Austrian Wine VINARIA nomination

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Tasting

Light straw yellow, complex fragrance of ripe, juicy fruits, rose garden, a whole bunch of spices, brilliant and animating. Freshly picked yellow pears, greengage, young, rich and beautiful. Displays the entire aroma scale of Traminer. Pleasant, fruit-driven sweetness in the upper Spätlese-range. Good Traminer spiciness mirroring the vintage. Aroma concentration on the palate. Sweet nectarines, fresh kiwi. Finely chiselled. Very enjoyable, not to be underestimated. A creamy fruit-drug yet “easy-going” and modern. In this case “late harvest” is rather an “understatement”. Always juvenile, yet a classic type with potential and tradition for many years now. Finally breaks the will of “dry wine opportunists” as it originates in Turner and Pandkräftn.

Pairing

Spaghettini with Thai-chili & coriander-agave syrup, pistachio biscuits, soup of sweet chestnuts, kaki-crème brûlée,  sorbets  with spicy fruit combinations such as William pear with cloves, red mould cheese paired with chutneys, small goose liver balls and stewed pears, red mould cheese affinated almost to an “illegal” extent such as Epoisses, Le Cacouyard etc., to accompany “ladies’ meetings” or in case gentlemen run low of red wine, or just before the final turn to a double magnum of Blaufränkisch Reserve 2009, to bridge decanting times. Or just for fun.

Making

Harvested Mid-October 2013.

Hand-picked into small boxes, de-stemming, 6 hours of maceration, gentle pressing followed by temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel tanks, interruption of fermentation by chilling and filtration, exclusively steel-tank contact.

Serving temperature Autumn temperatures in Greenland or lower Appears even sweeter at a higher serving temperature
Bottling February 2014
Alcohol 11,0 Vol.%
Acidity 5,7 g/l
Residual sugar 76,6 g/l
Bottle sizes 100% screw cap for 0,75l bottles

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