Weinhof Szemes Ried Spiegelberg Mittelburgenland DAC 2018

A compact wine with considerable depth and great aging potential

Blaufränkisch (Kékfrankos, Lemberger)

$80.00

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Black Fruit, Citrus Fruit, Preserved Fruit, and Herbal, Sweet Spice, Leather / Earthy, and Woody

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

Origin: Burgenland, Austria

Grape Varietals:
Blaufränkisch (Kékfrankos, Lemberger)

Winemaking:

Crushed, Extended Skin Contact, and Malolactic Fermentation

Maturation: 13-18 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Roast meats & vegetables, leg of lamb

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Hot plate venison, Claypot chicken rice, beef lung rendang

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 Imperial Ried Spiegelberg Reserve Mittelburgenland DAC 2018

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Blaufrankisch from the Spiegelberg vineyard in Burgenland, Austria. Only the best grape material from Central Burgenland is suitable for the Blaufränkisch Reserve.

Taste Profile: Strong color, complex bouquet, cranberries, juniper, herbs, rich, dense and taut structure, close-meshed and fine tannins, long-lasting, cranberry and blood orange in the appendix, juicy and elegant finish.

Winemaking Process: Fermentation in small wooden barrels and 14 months storage on the fine yeast. Then a few months in large barrels from where the wine is then brewed directly into the bottle

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,