Blaufränkisch "Eisenberg Bela Joska," Wachter-Wiesler - 2020

Name: Blaufränkisch "Eisenberg Bela Joska," Wachter-Wiesler
Brand: Watcher-Wiesler
SKU: 32297
Price: 21.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 32297 750mL

Incredible, graceful expression of Blaufränkisch from a super star winemaker, Christoph Watcher. The estate uses natural yeast, 20-30% whole cluster berries, and large barrels, which allow the wine to see the perfect balance between fruits and oak. Energetic floral aromas followed by complex flavors of red and blue fruits, lavender, spices, and minerals.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2020

Country

Austria

Region

Burgenland

Producer

Watcher-Wiesler

Grape Variety

Blaufränkisch

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Staff Pick Notes

Christoph Wachter began working at his family's winery when he was just twenty years old and took full responsibility for the family’s nearly 40 acres in 2010. Christoph practices biodynamic farming and celebrates eco-diversity in his vineyards. This Blaufränkisch, named after family fathers Béla Wachter and Jóska Wiesler, contains fruit from each family's vineyards in Deutsch-Schützen and Eisenber, with and average vine age of 30-50 years. A huge part of the playful and intriguing palate of this wine lies in the part-whole-cluster fermentation. Vibrant cranberry and underripe strawberry notes draw out the perfect balancing acidity. Decidedly modern in style, this wine still has wonderful structure from its thirteen months in large wooden barrels.

- EC

Glossary

Blaufränkisch

Germans call it Lemberger, Austrians call it Blaufränkisch; let's call the whole thing off. What's important is that this black grape variety produces spicy wines with good tannins and firm acidity, similar to one of the crus of Beaujolais; in fact, until recently, Blaufränkisch was believed to be Gamay. These are often ageworthy wines, and they're some of the best things coming out of Austria these days.

Austria

Austrian wine is finally getting the attention it deserves. Ever since the late 1980s, Austrian winemaking has taken a much more rigorous approach to quality control, and returned to its roots in organic viticulture.Deservedly famous for its white wines (Grüner Veltliners especially), Austria makes a number of delicious red wines as well.The most widely grown red grape in Austria is Zweigelt (a.k.a. Blauer Zweigelt), which yields full-bodied wines, deep in color and featuring bold flavors of...