Wine Zantho, Blaufrankisch, 2009
Tasting Notes
The wine is dark red with a violet tint.
The wine has a rich, dense, well-structured, fruity berry flavor with fine acidity and a long finish captivating.
The wine has an incredibly thin fruit flavor with hints of blackberry and mineral notes.
Wine is perfect for all meat dishes, as well as cheeses.
Interesting Facts
Grapes for wine Blaufränkisch 2009 grown on its own vineyards estates near the village of Hendaye. The soils here are quite dry, sandy and rich in minerals. These sites are considered to be one of the driest and hottest in Austria, contributing to the creation of high quality red and white wines. In the production of wine is used in fermentation vats of stainless steel at a temperature of 18-20 ° C and aged in oak casks. The wine has good aging potential.
The first mention of the village ANDA referred to 1488, when it had a second name - Tsanto. The word refers to starovengerskomu notion of "economy". By 1546 the village was fixed for the modern German name ANDA.
Wine producer Zantho jointly established wineries Umantum and Wolfgang Peck, the owner of cellars in ANDA. Joseph Umantum responsible for the quality control of grapes and vineyards, and Wolfgang Peck - for the process of winemaking. The total area of vineyards today occupies about 50 hectares. In recent years in improving the quality of local wines has invested about 7 million euros, making local production has become one of the most modern in Austria. The main goal of the winemakers - the production and export of the best wines of Austria worldwide.
