5/5 glassesWEIN GUIDE
Stiegelmar 2019
quality wine
- Age of the vines:
- 7 to 27 years
- Varieties:
- Zweigelt 50% - Blaufränkisch 35% - Cabernet Sauvignon 15%
- Terroir:
- Zweigelt from the Goldberg vineyard site and Blaufränkisch from the Altenberg vineyard site form the complex structure of this wine that reflects the multi-layeredness of the soils of the individual vineyards, ferrous red gravel and precipitated lime in Tertiary sediments. Cabernet comes from the Ungerberg and Altenberg vineyard sites situated on a southwest slope with limy soils of sand and loam and a special microclimate, providing for maximum concentration and ripeness.
- Harvest:
- Following yield reduction to 5 to 6 bunches per vine, the grapes were carefully selected and harvested by hand on 12, 23 and 30 September.
- Vinification:
- Selection of the grapes, gentle processing, controlled mash fermentation, malolactic fermentation, bâtonnage, matured in barrique barrels for 24 months, bottled on 16 March 2022
- Tasting notes:
- dark ruby red colour with a pale rim; dark chocolate on the nose with clear black cherry and blackberry fruit and a touch of blackcurrant; the clear fruit aromas continue on the palate, complemented by liquorice; fruity, fleshy structured, with ripe stringent tannins and very discreet toast aromas on the finish (15 June 2022)
- Specifications:
- Alcohol content13.5% alc/volResidual sugar1.5 g/lTotal acidity5.3 g/l