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Austria´s red wines Boston, May 28th 2014

Austria´s red wines Boston, May 28th 2014. Christian Zechmeister. Austria is in the heart of Europe. Today a small but successful nation. Basic Data - Austria. Production: 250 Mio Liters Consumption: 250 Mio Liters Import: 50 – 70 Mio lt Export: 50 – 70 Mio lt.

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Austria´s red wines Boston, May 28th 2014

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  1. Austria´sredwinesBoston, May 28th 2014 Christian Zechmeister

  2. Austria is in theheartof Europe

  3. Today a smallbut successfulnation

  4. Basic Data - Austria • Production: 250 Mio Liters • Consumption: 250 Mio Liters • Import: 50 – 70 Mio lt • Export: 50 – 70 Mio lt

  5. Cool Climate Viticulture

  6. unique climate:hot & cool • continental pannonian • mediterranean • cool northern airstreams • Special micro climates: lake: Neusiedlersee

  7. Climate • Pannonian climate • warm summers • cold winters • more than 2.000 sun hours/year • rainfall: 500 – 650 mm/year • climate regulator: lake Neusiedl

  8. StructureofEstates

  9. Quality Wine – Original bottlingswithseal

  10. Redwineareas • [Einfügen: Karte Burgenland]

  11. Red wines

  12. Red wines Important varieties • Blaufränkisch • Zweigelt • St. Laurent • Pinot Noir • Merlot Wine style • deep aromas • various dark fruit notes • well-structured wines with an intense tannic finish

  13. Vineyards in Austria (in ha)

  14. Flight 1 Indigenousgrapevarieties

  15. Blaufränkisch x St.Laurent Zweigelt is Austria‘s most important red grape variety 12 % of the total production in Austria Zweigelt

  16. Zweigelt • The creation of the Zweigelt variety in the 1920's by Professor Fritz Zweigelt, a crossing between Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent, only really gained recognition after the Second World War. • The spectrum of Zweigelt as a varietal is wide, ranging from easy drinking, unoaked wines to rich and full-bodied single vineyard wines aged in small oak barrels. • As a blending partner, it pairs well with its parent varieties Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent, as well as Cabernet & Co.

  17. Zweigelt • The fruity, traditionally Austrian home-style of Zweigelt displays charm with pronounced cherry aromas, a mellow palate and delicate spice. • The opulent internationally produced Zweigelt is recognisable by sour cherry and berry aromas, deeply set fruit and more tannin, complexity and a harmonious structure.

  18. Unique concentration Fine bouquet Fine racy acidity Great potential 6,5 % of total production in Austria Blaufränkisch

  19. Blaufränkisch • The Blaufränkisch is a thoroughly central European variety. • The typical bouquet of this late-ripening variety is deep aromas fruits of the forest, cherry and herbal spice. The taste profile is focused and lively, with its characteristic high acidity. • Blaufränkisch can develop to become great wines with a dense structure and prominent tannins, that can seem quite astringent at first, yet soften and become more silky as the wine matures, and fine examples have long aging potential.

  20. Descendant of Pinot Noir Deeper in Colour Full body Black cherry fruit 800 ha (<2%) in Austria St. Laurent

  21. St. Laurent • The high quality St. Laurent variety belongs to the Pinot family, and the synonym Pinot St. Laurent suggests a pinot seedling. • The yield is often below expectation and it can be demanding in the vineyard, being not the most popular variety. • In the course of a more quality orientated thinking in recent years, the variety has experienced a revival in all wine-producing regions, particularly in Thermenregion and northern Burgenland as a varietal or valued blending partner.

  22. St. Laurent • The name St. Laurent originates from Saint Laurent's name day on 10 August, when the veraison or reddening of the green grape berries occurs. • The memorable aromas feature a burst of fruit, especially blackberries, sour cherries and plums. As St. Laurent matures in the bottle, typical developing Pinot aromas evolve, of stewed berries and spice. A natural sweetness over bitter chocolate and firm, silky tannins are harmoniously packaged, making the wine a diverse and rewarding partner to food. 

  23. Red wines

  24. Flight 2 Blaufränkisch terroir

  25. Rightsideoflake Neusiedl

  26. Rightsideoflake Neusiedl Parndorfer Platte • soft slopes • various soil types • gravel • sand • chalk • Seewinkel • sandy soils • salted lakes between the vineyards • rapid and intense development of botrytis

  27. LeithabergDAC

  28. LeithabergDAC • high amountofmineral components • slopesofslate & shelllimestone • well-structuredwhite andredwines

  29. Mittelburgenland DAC

  30. Mittelburgenland DAC „Blaufränkischland“ Horitschon • clay • powerful wine characteristics Neckenmarkt • slopes • gravel and clay • full-bodied wines with a spicy touch Deutschkreutz • warmer, lighter soils • heavy and powerful wines Lutzmannsburg • higher altitude • gravel, mineral components and clay

  31. Eisenberg DAC

  32. Eisenberg DAC & Südburgenland Rechnitz • white wine island • mineralic wines Eisenberg • steep slopes • deep heavy soil • clay • „Grauschiefer“ slate • iron „Uhudler“

  33. Flight 3 blind tasting (at least onepirate)

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