Organic

Blaufrãnkisch, Hillinger - 2018

Name: Blaufrãnkisch, Hillinger
Brand: Hillinger
SKU: 44986
Price: 18.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 44986 750mL

Leo Hillinger took over his father's estate in 1990 and transformed it into a much larger organic winery producing an array of wines. His Blaufränkisch sees fermentation with native yeast, and 1/3 is aged in used oak, 2/3 in stainless steel. This medium-bodied dry red has black fruit and sweet spice aromas, and medium tannic structure. Pair with veal goulash.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2018

Country

Austria

Region

Burgenland

Producer

Hillinger

Grape Variety

Blaufränkisch

Production Methods

Organic

Certified Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard. Certified in the country of origin.

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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...