22/01/2010 Feiler Artinger
Ruster Ausbruch Zweigelt 2007
14% ABV, 132 g/l RS, 6,6 g/l TA
Quick pressing, 2-3 days skin contact. Light ruby colour, with 30 KMW, ripe nose fair touch of botrytis, quite high in alcohol, good acidity, lively and ripe red fruit, strawberry with a touch of honey, silky sweetness on the palate, full bodied, sweet red wine! Good balance, drinks well.

Ausbruch Pinot Cuvée 2007
11% ABV, 222 g/l RS, 7,6 g/l TA
Rich golden colour, with plenty of tropical notes, full botrytis, clean and lovely, super charged citrus and lime fruit, pine apple, superb sweetness, good acidity on the palate, round and elegant, quite a kick on the finish with a whiff of vanilla, elegant.

Ausbruch 2007
Welschriesling, Weissburgunder, Neuburger, Chardonnay
11% ABV, 249 g/l RS, 7,2 g/l TA
Golden colour, rich tropical notes, ripe fruit, mango, maracuja, citrus, whiff of spice. Rich dense and full of sweetness on the palate, great density, soft acidity, rather medium, yet a good balance, marmalade and jam finish.

Ausbruch Welschriesling & Pinot Gris 2003
Deep golden colour, clean and pronounced botrytis with full on tropical notes, rich sweetness, bomb, yet a lower acidity makes the wine a bit slower on the palate (hot vintage), alcohol 12%, slightly harder on the finish. Not the most ideal conditions for botrytis the hot vintage.

Ausbruch 2001
Golden colour, full ripe notes, pronounced on the nose. Some spice, clove, ginger whiff of herbal elements with menthol and still plenty of tropical fruit on the nose. Lovely crisp, soft juicy, dense tropical fruit, good structure, great botrytis note, fun – complex wine, with a long finish.

Chardonnay Esszenz 2006
6,5% ABV, 382 g/l RS, 11,7 g/l TA
Deep colour, superb high notes of tropical fruit, rich and rich, delicious. Superb sweetness, dense, great drive on the palate, yet very vibrant with a marmalade, passion fruit, dense structure, pineapple, mango, superbly concentrated and great acidity.

Welschriesling Esszenz 2001
Deep golden colour, full notes of marmalade, honey, fig, great sweetness, 5% ABV only and somewhat of 400 g/l RS, stunning concentration, orange peel, mandarin, great botrytis on the palate, complex and a lot of dimensions at the same time, fantastic. Amazing finish.

Chardonnay & Welschriesling Esszenz 2006
5,5 %ABV, 429 g/l RS, 10,7 g/l TA
Deep golden colour, fruity young nose, soft silky notes, some spice and passion fruit, full and dense, concentration very high. Superb sweetness, full on, rich, rich, rich. Wait which needs time…but stunning richness.

21/01/2010

Rotweingut Iby, Mittelburgenland (Horitschon)

Blaufränkisch Chevalier 2008

Mute on the nose, good acidity, juicy fruit driven on the palate, red cherry, strawberry, plum. Good fruit base, medium body, nice finish. Drink now

Blaufränkisch Dürrau 2006

Smoky, savoury, leafy notes on the nose. Some light peppery with ripe red fruit, good acidity, fairly good weight on the palate, soft tannins, red cherry, touch of spice, not too long finish. 37€ retail.  Drink now-1014

Weingut Umathum-Neusiedlersee (Frauenkirchen)

Zweigelt Ried Hallebühl 2004

Oak intense on the nose plenty of spice, soft settled juicy red cherry, ripe base fruit. Coming from gravel and iron soil. Good weight, dense red fruit character with full, crisp acidity, finely tuned oak on the finish line. Only 6000 bottles / year produced. Very good Zweigelt. Drink now-2016

St Laurent vom Stein 2004

Deep colour, tobacco, light notes of cigar box, fairly pronounced on the nose. Good acidity, soft tannins yet very much marked, juicy fruit driven touch of tobacco appearing once again now on the mid palate, good body and weight, ripe red fruit with a whiff of spice from the oak. 18 months in barrique, 18 months in bottle. Premium St. Laurent with fine but high tuned oak note. 35€. Drink now-2018

Zantho Zweigelt 2008

Fruity notes, clean, touch of spice. Light gaminess on the palate, notes of cherry, with some dusty pepperiness. Crisp, acidity, not much tannin, straight forward, simple, but good weight, drinks well. Stainless steel + used oak, 8,50€. Drink now

Zantho St Laurent 2008

Ruby colour with a more purple rim. Silky perfumed red fruit on the nose. Medium acidity, soft juicy red fruit of raspberry and strawberry, clean cut. Medium finish, simple. Drink now.

Weingut Leberl- Neusiedlersee Hügelland (Großhöflein)

Blaufränkisch Glorienstein 2006

Ruby colour, notes of cherry, some caspcium and bell pepper on the nose. Despite some herbal character there is a lot of ripe fruit shinning through. Touch of spice in the background. Good acidity, straight red fruit, whiff of bell pepper on the finish. 20€. Drink now

Cuvée Peccatum 2007

Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Zweigelt, Merlot. Notes of tobacco, euklyptus, blackfruit and some liqurice. Full bodied, with a bit of hard tannins, blueberry, blackberry on the mid palate with a slight drying on the finish. rink 2012-2019

Weingut Krutzler – Südburgenland (Deutsch Schützen)

Blaufränkisch Perwolff 2006

Bright cherry on the nose, full on Blaufränkisch, yet with finesse and not overly perfumy or powerful. Red fruit combo on the palate, with a bright red cherry, plum hint of herbalness and tobacco in the middle. Quite round and very approachable, medium finish. 40€, drink now-2018

Weingut Kopfensteiner – Südburgenland (Deutsch Schützen)

Blaufränkisch Eisenberg 2006

Ruby colour, cherry and plum on the nose. Similar on the palate accompanied by some herby character. Drinks well and smoothly. 20€. Drink now – 2016

Tasting notes 20/01/2010
Esterházy Winery Burgenland
Merlot 2009
It gone through MLF on the 23rd December. Purple colour, with a bright red fruit character on the nose, full oak notes starting to come through, yet plenty of red fruit in hot pursuit. The alcohol is a bit too warm right now – sure it will settle- unbalanced right now, yet ripe fruit-. 22 KMW, 15,2 % ABV.
Drink 2014-2021

Merlot 2008
Quite smoky on the nose, full of red fruit, raspberry, plum, redcurrant. Full bodied on the palate, soft tannins yet very marked, bright and full, lot of sunshine coming through, plum, redcurrant and a lot of oak notes. Toast, smoke mixing with the ripe fruit. 13,8% ABV, bottled in June.
Drink 2013-2020

Merlot 2007
Very international style of Merlot, similar to the 2008, could come from any where. Smoky spice notes (Ethyl-4-guaiacol?) but also a disctinct character of high tuned barrel notes, toast furfural notes of almond. Full ripe fruit on the palate, softer tannin base then 2008, good concentration and dense finish.
Drink 2011-2018

Merlot 2006
Bright floral, elegant perfume with red fruit combination on the nose. Soft oak notes (yet plentiful), lush tannin and good density. Touch of savoury element beside the plentiful fruit present on the palate plum, cherry but also some elements of dried fruit taking part in the game. Rich finish, and warm notes of fruit good tannin structure.
Drink now – 2017

Pinot Noir 2007
Red fruit, sweet ripe fruit with quite a bit of oak to begin with. Medium acidity, soft supple fruit, raspberry, cherry some blueberry. Very round wine with an elegant note to it. Some people say Pinot Noir does well here, I do not disagree….
Drink now-2015

Blaufränkisch Föllig 2007
Ruby colour, menthol and eucalyptus note on the nose. Fresh acidity on the palate, bit herbaceous but lovely dark berried fruit composition, damson, cherry soft tannins, good and fairly full bodied finish.
Drink now-2016

Tesoro 2007
Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Deep ruby colour, lots of dark berried fruit, seems that Cabernet is leading here right from the beginning. Bramble, cassis with some cinnamon peppermint and very ripe fruit and notes spicy and smokiness coming from the oak. Beside the expensive oak there is a lot of fruit, serious wine, a big but with finesse. Yet the full on tannins must settle with the fruit in the debate.
Drink 2013-2026

Welschriesling Scheurebe 2007 TBA
Golden colour, rich and pronounced nose. Tropical, botrytis, honey whiff of perfume. Sweet, good acidity, but not too crisp, medium alcohol, popping fruit, ripe pear, peach with a light floral finish. Good balance and fine tuned ending.
Drink now – 2030

Blaufränkisch Eiswein 2008
Golden colour (yes it’s a red variety), sweet honey and notes of mango, pear, peach, supple on the nose. Good acidity, vibrant stone fruit with a touch of mango and honey and a whiff of spice on the nose finish. Complex.
Drink now – 2028

Cuvée TBA 2008
Don’t exactly know what the blend is. But fuller then the Welschriesling-Scheurebe combo above, also fresher acidity and more botrytis notes. Deep golden colour, pronounced tropical maracuja, pineapple, touch of ripe melon and apple. All the way fresh and vibrant with a full note on the palate, ripe and rich botrytis, very good and long finish, complex.
Drink now – 2040

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