Weinhof Szemes Desiderius Cuvée 2015

In memory of Tibor Desiderius

Blaufränkisch (Kékfrankos, Lemberger), Zweigelt, and Cabernet Sauvignon

$80.00

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Black Fruit, Mineral, and Red Fruit,

BODY: Full
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: High
TANNIN: Medium +
ALCOHOL (%):

Origin: Burgenland, Austria

Grape Varietals:
Blaufränkisch (Kékfrankos, Lemberger), Zweigelt, and Cabernet Sauvignon

Winemaking:

Wild yeast and Malolactic Fermentation

Maturation:

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Schnitzel and fries, Arrabiata pasta, pizza, mature cheeses

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Tonkatsu, Mushu pork, Chinese pork dumplings

Weinhof Szemes

A generational family owned business since the early 1900s, the Szemes family has grown from being a wine merchant, to negociant, to winemaker, and the family remains committed to creating the best Blaufrankisch from Burgenland

Description

Weinhof Szemes Desiderius Cuvée 2015

Weinhof Szemes Desiderius Cuvée is a complex and very elegant wine with fantastic ageing potential. Dark berry fruit aromas follow through to the full-bodied and dry palate, where its berry compote flavour is joined by a distinctive mineral note.

Blend of 60% Blaufränkisch, 20% Zweigelt and 20% Carbernet Sauvignon. The fruit for this wine comes from vines growing in the mica slate soils of top vineyards in central Burgenland, including the top Hochberg location.

Selective manual harvest for perfectly ripe fruit. Fermentation and then ageing for

14 months in partly new 500 litre barrels and then for 6 months in large oak barrels.

Ageing potential: Great ageing potential. Keep until 2035!

Shouldered & Powerful Reds

Powerful modern reds with the ability to age. They tend to be very intense, with ripe fruit, firm tannins & drinkability either young or cellared.

They often have notes of forest floor, blackcurrant, mint & eucalyptus

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,