Varieties / Blend: 85% Merlot, 15 % Blaufränkisch
Region: Neusiedlersee, Burgenland
Climate: continental („pannonian“), hot summer, cold winter
Vineyard: Merlot from Mönchhofer Kurzberg, Zweigelt from Joiser Greiner, and Blaufränkisch from Ungerberg in Gols. The eastern part of the Neusiedlersee is more flat (Heideboden), the danube had raised a plateau of loam and gravels; the best traditional sites are located on its southwest slopes (like Ungerberg Gols and Kurzberg Mönchhof) The Greiner in Jois is a site in onthe Leithagebirge.
Soil: Merlot: clay, Zweigelt: clay and lime stone, Blaufränkisch: clay
Vintage: July 14^th 2015
Yield: 40 hl/ha
Vinification: Maceration: 4 weeks, fermentation in wooden casks, natural yeast,
Picked and crimped in a wooden wine rack, spontaneous fermentation, maceration
time: 3 weeks in a stainless steel after pressing, malolactic, afterwards maturation in 500barrels (> 1 year) unfiltered
Alcohol: 14,0% vol
Total acidity: 5,5 g/l
Residual sugars: 1,5 g/l
Serving temperature: 18 °C
Bottles produced: 7000 - 750ml,
Optimal time to drink: now-2036

Tasting Notes:
dark red, complex nose, hay, spice, cassis and cherry, on the palate very tight, well
defined with good structure, long, harmonious and well balanced, impressive tannin,
vast ageing potential
Food:
Venison, beef, lamb and dark mushrooms