vineyard name:
Altenberg
average age of wines:
25 years
t
he vineyard
100% Organic treatment, 7.200 vines per ha, 4.500 kg/ha yield, pruning done in January, flowering 13th of April 2017, green harvest in August (25%), harvest by hand in first week of October
wine production
100% destemmed, 20% saignée, temperature controlled spontaneous fermentation with natural yeasts for 4 – 5 weeks at 25°C, 50% stainless steel, 25% second fill barrique barrels and 25% 3.000 liter oak vat, for 9 months, bottling
alcoholic content:
12,5%
total acidity:
4,4 g/l
potential:
ready to drink now, will hold on for another 4 years
tasting notes: ELEGANCE, medium garnet color with a fruity nose of strawberries underlined by earthy and spicy notes, and reminiscent of fine wood. A supple tannin structure and gamey texture complements the palate for real pleasure. A long finish with a nice play of all components leaving the wish to have a second sip immediately.
food paring:
Solo, mature cheese, pork, poultries
Leo Hillinger GmbH
wine-maker:
Leo Hillinger and Peter Zuschlag
region:
Burgenland / Leithaberg
climate:
Pannonian climate
soil:
Mixture of loam, loess, sandy, gravel, black earth, schist, slate,
