Andert
2019 Blauer Zweigelt
- Producer
- Andert
- Appellation
- Neusiedlersee, Austria
- Vintage
- 2019
- Composition
- 100% Zweigelt
- Climate
- Continental (hot summers & cold winters)
- Soils
- Loess and loam
- Maceration & aging
- Open vat fermented with native yeast,
- Alcohol
- 9.6%
- Residual sugar
- 1.6 g/l
- Acidity
- 5.8 g/l
Notes & Pairings
When you first arrive at the Andert Farm, you’ll likely be given a glass of Traubensaft (fresh grape juice) to help get you grounded on where you are. The Blauer Zweiglet is likely one of the next things to be offered. Hand picked, then a mixture of destemmed and whole cluster are fermented in open vats for about 10 days. It’s then barreled down to 225L, 500L, and 600L used oak barrels and usually bottled in the summer. Unfiltered and a little SO2 at bottling (20-30ppm total). This is a perfect introduction to the bright (under 10% alcohol), herbal and energetic style of the estate.