Variety: 100% Zierfandler
Region: Thermenregion, Lower Austria
Vinyard: The vineyards are located along the Anninger hill (675m), between the towns of Traiskirchen, Gumpoldskirchen and Pfaffstätten. Age of the vines from 5 to 35 years. No irrigation systems applied (dry farming – principle of terroir characteristic).
Soil: Calcareous soil (limestone alps) with shell limestone sediments from the primordial ocean (tertiary age). Weathered brown soil (Pararenzina and Cambisol) with sandy clay.
Harvest: Mid October
certified: organic, according to EU Regulation No. 203/2012: Control Institute AT-BIO-402
Density on harvest: 19,0° KMW
Vinification: Partial spontaneous alcoholic fermentation in traditional large and neutral wood barrels (2000 L); maturation on fine yeast (sur lie) for 5 months.g
Refinement: partly in steel tank; in large old wooden barrels for 4 months
Alcohol: 12,5 % vol
Residual sugars: 2,5g/l dry
Suggested serving temperature: 11°-13° C
Tasting Notes: shining yellow-green; ripe apple, quince, lime, peach, pineapple, grapefruit, blossom honey, chalky-salty minerality, balanced acidity, focused structure, elegant finish.