Weingut Esterhazy Blaufrankisch
WHY WE LOVE IT
- The winery is located in the Burgenland municipality of Großhöflein on the southern slope of the Leithaberg in the Leithaberg wine-growing region.
- Esterhazy Blaufränkisch grapes thrive in the beautiful St. Georgen, Großhöflein vineyard, where the rich loamy soil with gravel creates the perfect environment.
- These exceptional, vegan grapes are sustainably grown using organic practices.
- The vines are over 30 years old.
Varietal Composition: 100% Blaufränkisch
Elaboration: Grapes are selectively hand-harvested, followed by traditional must fermentation with punching down and flooding of the cap. 10 days skin contact.
Tasting Notes: Intense purple-red in color. Aromas of blackberry, sour cherry and rose hips. Flavors of violets and black pepper with a lively acidity and velvety texture.
PRESS
2020 – 91 James Suckling
PRODUCER BACKGROUND
Wine-growing has been part of the House of Esterházy for more than 250 years, and it has evolved to today‘s standard of quality with the opening in 2006 of a state-of-the-art new winery near Eisenstadt.
Nature-friendly cultivation is highly important for all Esterházy’s wines. They avoid the use of herbicides and insecticides, practicing natural methods that animate the vines to root deeply in the soils. The “Leithakalk”, a unique regional marine limestone, lends minerality and structure to the wines.
Organic methods are used daily in the vineyards. For example, during the bud break phase, they spray fine seaweed dust mixed with sulfur and copper for the mineral strengthening of the vines. The diversity of the sites, the different soils, and the climatic particularities define Esterházy wines as special representatives of the region.