Weingut Esterhazy Beerenauslese 2018

Like biting into a golden raisin covered in honey, except without the risk of losing a filling

Chardonnay

$51.00

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Floral, Citrus Fruit, Stone Fruit, and Mineral,

BODY: Medium
DRYNESS: Sweet
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Light
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Origin: Burgenland, Austria

Grape Varietals:

Chardonnay

Winemaking:

Botrytis (Noble Rot) and Late Harvest

Maturation:

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING

Weingut Esterhazy

Having made wine since 1758, the Esterhazy family is a royal Austrian family strives to produce terroir driven wines from the Burgenland area. Recently they have undergone an organic conversion process, and regularly run wine project to try new stuff

Description

Weingut Esterhazy Beerenauslese 2018 is a dessert wine made from botrytized grapes grown in Burgenland, Austria. The wine has a rich golden color and offers intense aromas of dried apricots, honey, and orange peel. On the palate, it is sweet and luscious with flavors of honeyed apricot and tropical fruit, balanced by bright acidity.

To make this wine, the grapes are left on the vine until they are fully ripe and start to shrivel, allowing botrytis (or "noble rot") to develop. The grapes are then carefully harvested by hand and undergo a slow fermentation process in stainless steel tanks. The wine is then aged for several months in oak barrels, adding complexity and depth.

Lush & Balanced Desserts

Many of these wines often have been touched by botrytis, and have a beautiful balance between fruit & acidity. Despite being lush, they often have some brightness or mineraility to them, and are not as thick textured as some other dessert styles. Classic notes would be honey, botrytis, apricot, peach and other stonefruit, marmalade, spice

Noble Rot (Botrytis)

Wines such as Sauternes from Bordeaux; Tokaji Aszu from Hungary, and Spätlese level German Riesling all are made from ‘Noble Rot’ grapes.
These grapes are dehydrated by a fungus, which under the right conditions, results in more intensely flavoured berries, and giving them a unique flavour & texture that makes these sweet wines vivid & bright