Origin
Austria, Burgenland
Quality grade
Qualitätswein
Site
Eisenstadt single vineyard Feiersteig
Site Type
hilly land
Varietal
St. Laurent | 29 - 37 years
Geografical Orientation
south east
Sea Level
200 - 220 m
Soil
calcareous | large
brown earth
lime gravel from Leitha | sub soil
Vineyard Site
Documented since 1455, this southeast-facing vineyard is situated high above the castle park of Eisenstadt and extends to the edge of the Leithaberg forest. Proximity to the forest causes large diurnal temperature fluctuations and together with Leithakalk (Leitha shell limestone), ideal conditions prevail to slowly ripen the Sankt Laurent variety to full maturity. This Sankt Laurent vineyard yields very elegant, finely spiced red wines each year.
Cellar
Harvest
handpicked | September 8
Fermentation
spontaneous
Maturing
90 % | small wooden barrel | 228 L | used barrel | 15 month(s)
10 % | small wooden barrel | 228 L | new barrel | 18 month(s)
Bottling
natural cork
Data
Wine Type
still wine | red | dry
Alcohol
13 %
Residual Sugar
0.7 g/l
Acid
6 g/l
Certificates
bio-organic, AT-BIO-402
Drinking Temperature
16 - 18 °C
Optimum Drinking Year
2023 - 2035
Awards
Falstaff
93
Gault Millau
17
A la Carte
95
Wine Description
The nose is still shy and presents a picture of tart, reticent red cherry. The palate comes in with lovely, sweeping elegance, like a swish of an Atlas silk gown. It presents concentration, densely woven but ultrafine tannins and supreme elegance, all framing that pure, tart and exquisite notion of tart red cherry. This is poised, taut, harmonious and fine and will be ready with another two or three years of bottle age.