Wine Rabl, Gruner Veltliner "Spiegel", 2012
Tasting Notes
Straw yellow with greenish-gold highlights.
The taste of wine is harmonious, elegant, well balanced, with excellent structure and a long fruity aftertaste.
The wine has a beautiful fragrance with delicate mineral, herbal and peppery tones, notes of lime, green apple and lemon balm.
The wine goes well with seafood, fish dishes and cheeses.
Interesting Facts
Wine Gruner Veltliner "Spiegel", named after the vineyard Spiegel, made from the classic varieties of grapes grown there - Gruner Veltliner. The grapes are harvested by hand in September and carefully sorted. Harvest necessarily otlёzhivaetsya before pressing for at least 6 hours. Fermented wine by using natural yeast in steel tanks for about a month at a strictly controlled temperature of 19 ° C, then aged 6 months in a cool cellar which is located at a depth of 7 meters, and bottled. Vintage 2003 won the Grand Prix at the "Vinobile Montfort Feldkirch" in 2004.
Rabl (Rabl) - one of the oldest wine producing dynasties Austria. Rabl family produces its own wine since 1750, their estate is located in Lower Austria, in the heart of the wine region Kamptal, famous for its white wines. Family owned vineyards, which are on the stony terraces, for the cool northerly winds. Here, the main white varieties are grown in Austria - Grüner Feltliner, which is called "secret weapon" of the Austrian winemakers, and Riesling. Red variety Zweigelt grape is presented - an unusual variety that grows only here and on some experimental vineyards of Germany, England, USA and Canada. In addition to white and red wines, the winery also produces Rabl sparkling wines. Whatever wine is produced winery Rudolf Rabl - its current owner - invariably follows its motto: "The highest quality at affordable prices."