Weingut Esterhazy Merlot Sankt Georgen 2018

Intense, fruity & spicy, with an incredibly complex finish

Merlot

$73.00

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Black Fruit, Preserved Fruit, and Herbaceous, Toasted, Sweet Spice, and Leather / Earthy

BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium +
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: Burgenland, Austria

Grape Varietals:
Merlot

Winemaking:
Organic
Crushed, Wild yeast, and Malolactic Fermentation

Maturation: 19-24 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Goes well with fried venison, venison & stews.

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Beef rendang, Indian curries, braised pig trotter

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 Sankt Georgen Merlot 2018

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Merlot from Sankt Georgen in Burgenland, Austria. From vines up to 40 years old, grown primarily on limestone & mica schist soils

Taste Profile: Intense, opaque ruby red, fruity and spicy on the nose with aromas of blackberries, cassis and black berries, dark chocolate and some graphite, dark fruits on the palate, tannins are pleasantly soft and perfectly integrated, the aftertaste is incredibly complex and long.

Winemaking Process: Selected grapes were fermented on the mash for 18 days in wooden fermentation racks at around 20 degrees Celsius and then aged in tonneaux and barriques for 18 months. This is followed by bottle aging for at least 6 months.

Elegant & Structured Reds

From Barolo to Bordeaux, these wines are steeped in tradition. The style covers a broad spectrum of flavor profiles, but tend to be elegant and structured and can be cellared for a long time.

These wines often have savoury tones of earth, bell pepper, tobacco, cassis, and are often medium to full bodied, with long finish & structured palattes

Malolactic fermentation

MLF is a process that results in reduction in acidity & the production of buttery texture & taste profile, often applied to more bodied styles of red & white wines
While not all creamy whites or rich fruity reds undergo MLF, and can adopt similar profiles from barrel ageing,