Varietals: 100% Blauer Wildbacher
Wine Region: West Steiermark (West – Styria)
Climate: Warm Illyric Climate with humid Alpine Influence from Koralpe makes a very long vegetationperiod with around 1000 mm/year.
Vineyards: The vineyards are located in four villages in West-Steiermark (beginning from north to south):
St.Stefan, Bad Gams. Age of the vines 20 to 35 years.
Soil: sandy loam with heavy red Opok on his ground and stony soil from Stainzer Plattengneis sometimes Granit on its ground.
Vinification: Grapes are destemmed, short maceration on the skin (2 hours), spontaneous fermentation in wooden barrels (500 lt), and maturation on all yeast for 18 months in barrel, bottled without any additives.
Graduation: 19,5 ° KMW
Alcohol: 13,5%vol
Acidity: 5,8 g/l
Residual sugar: 2,6 g/l
Characteristics: dark rosé color, with flavor from red berries and herbs, spicy notes and pleasant tannins full of character but elegant body, very deep and long aromatic in the past.
Available from: June 2011
Ripe to drink: 2011 – 2020
Recommended to: salmon fish, fried pork, barbecue
Cases: 6 x 0,75 l

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