Varietiy, blend: Blaufränkisch      
Region: Mittelburgenland, Burgenland
Climate: Pannonian      
Vineyard: Hochäcker, Raga, Dürrau       
Soil:  Deep topsoil, no limestone      
Vintage:  By hand, 10. October 2004      
Yield: 35 hl/ha      
Maceration of skins: 20 days      
Fermentation:  temperature-controlled, inox, 30°C      
Aging: 16 Monate im Barrique      
Malolactic fermentation:  Yes      
Alcohol: 13,5 % vol      
Total acidity:  5,8 g/l      
Residual sugars: 1,0 g/l     
Serving temperature: 16– 18°C                                                       

Taste:
Deep scent of sour cherry and herbal liquor with aripe note of wood. Juicy fruit of plum and elder,
fine tannic structure and lively acid on the palate,yet velvet, dense and fleshy. The aftertaste is elegantlyspicy and reminiscent of herbals and thyme.
Reserve stands for old vines, selected grapes and aging in barrique barrels.
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A wine to be aged, best drunk between the 3rd and 7th year.

Best with:
Wild duck haunch with dumplings made of rolls and thyme

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