heideboden 2016
Includes 20% MwSt.
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quality wine
- Varieties:
- Zweigelt 70% - Blaufränkisch 30%
- Age of the vines:
- 13 to 47 years
- Terroir:
- The grapes for this wine come from various vineyards in the Heideboden region east of Lake Neusiedl. Heideboden is a flat area featuring warm, permeable soils of gravel and black earth that produce especially rich wines.
- Harvest:
- Following yield reduction to 7 bunches per vine, the grapes were carefully selected and harvested by hand on 26. September and 01. October.
- Vinification:
- Selection of the grapes, gentle processing, controlled mash fermentation, malolactic fermentation, matured in barrique barrels for 18 months, bottled on 23. August 2018
- Tasting notes:
- Powerful, deep, dark ruby red colour with a light rim, complex fruit of blackberry and blueberry with hints of heart cherry, vanilla and liquorice on the nose that continue on the palate; sappy, fleshy, soft with a ripe tannin structure, very elegant and well-balanced, discreet toast aromas, long-lasting on the finish (14. August 2018)
- Specifications:
- Alcohol content14.0% alc/volResidual sugar1.0 g/lTotal acidity4.6 g/l