RIED Kirchweingarten 2018 1 ÖTW
ZWEIGELT This wine is complex and exciting in the glass. Black berries in the nose accompanied by a powerful element of spice, a juicy core of sweet fruit and a satiny structure of tannins.
- site & Soil the markedly greater proportion of clay is perfect for Zweigelt
- harvest end of September, hand- harvested in multiple passes
- fermentation spontaneous, open fermentation on the skins at 30°C; part of the clusters were not destemmed in order to increase the intensity of the aromas. After 20 days of maceration, the wine is finished in oak casks.
- élevage 18 months in 500L casks
- alcohol 13.9%vol
- residual sugar 1.0g/l
- acidity 5.4g/l
- food pairing grand wine that needsa proper partner; lightweights justwon’t do... This wine needs dark meat,ideally with a powerful and intensesauce, imaginative spicing and not toolittle salt!
A LA CARTE
94+ Points
FALSTAFF
94 Points
VINARIA
4 Stars
WINE ENTHUSIAST
94 Points
Ried Kirchweingarten is where we grow our most radiant Zweigelt, on about 1.2 hectares. This is a slightly sloping, southwesterly exposed hillside at some 180 metres above sea level, situated directly below the church in Höflein. The soil here has a markedly greater proportion of clay than our other sites. This gives the Zweigelt a particularly robust quality, refreshing acidity, a firm structure and a charming but precise character of expression. mehr Info