Tasting
Purple, dark violet with an intensive core and marked violet rim. Expressive nose of cherries and lilac. Very precise Zweigelt fruit with notes of licorice and white pepper. Dry, intensive fruitiness, dark-spicy and charmingly juicy, wonderful cherry fruit. Animating, lively crisp, proudly mirrors the „Blaufränkisch-soil“ of its vineyard.
Pairing
Ham specialties compete gnocchi with home-made walnut pesto, Austrian beef dishes, roasted chanterelles, gratinated tomatoes with herbs, pasta all´arrabbiata, tomato risotto with mozzarella, fresh farm bread with plum-olive-schmalz. In order to show those not at home with Burgenland wines what fruitiness means.
Making
Harvested mid of September 2013. Selective hand picking into small boxes from the vineyards Bandkräftn and Gerg.
Destemming, mash fermentation in closed stainless steel tanks at a temperature of maximum 30 °C for 7 days, followed by 2 additional days of maceration, gentle pressing, malolactic fermentation and maturation in stainless steel tanks. Afterwards in large, used oak casks.
