Black Fruit, Herbaceous, Red Fruit, and Pepper / Spice, Leather / Earthy and Smokey
BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: Medium
TANNIN: Medium
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)
Origin: Burgenland, Liechtenstein
Grape Varietals:
Merlot
Winemaking:
Organic
Whole Bunch, Crushed, Wild yeast, and Malolactic Fermentation
Maturation: >24 Months Oak Barrels
Awards:
WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Pork chop with apple, cheesy gratin, hard cheesy
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
The Hofkellerei is one of the first Austrian wineries to plant Merlot in their vineyards.
Grape Varietals & Region: The wines of the Reserve stem from older vines, grown in the deep loess soils of the single vineyards Karls- and Johannesberg, owned by the family for more than 600 years.
Taste Profile: Stylistically dominated by maturity, pleasant spiciness, lush fruit and powerful body. Dark ruby-garnet with violet highlights and a slight lightening at the rim. Wild strawberry confit, black berry fruit supported with balsamic nuances; fine structural tannins, chocolate and tobacco spice with a persistent aftertaste.
Winemaking Process: Traditional gentle vinification, fermentation in wooden vats followed by three years maturing in selected French barriques in the centuries-old vaulted cellar of the Hofkellerei.
