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RIED KIRCHWEINGARTEN
Die Ried Kirchweingarten liegt direkt unter der Kirche von Höflein auf etwa 180m Seehöhe und fällt nach Südwesten ab. Die Besonderheit dieser Lage sind die sehr tonigen, mit Kalk durchsetzten Böden, die dem Zweigelt eine besondere Kernigkeit verleihen, eine frische Säure und eine straffe Struktur.
RIED Kirchweingarten
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 13,5%vol
- residual sugar 0.7g/l
- acidity 5.2g/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!
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
