Landauer Blaufränkisch 2021
Weingut Landauer is a typical Austrian family business from the wine town of Rust in Burgenland. Since 1650, the Landauer family has been making dry and sweet wines from grapes from vineyards right on Lake Neusiedlersee for generations. They do this 'naturnah': with great respect for nature, with minimal use of pesticides.
| Country | Austria |
| Region | Neusiedlersee-Hügelland |
| Wine maker | Weingut Landauer |
| Grape varieties | Blaufränkisch |
| Terroir | The sunny southeast side of the hills around the town of Rust are like an amphitheater around the town and Lake Neusiedler. Here are some of Austria's best vineyards with a microclimate all of its own. The vast surface of Lake Neusiedler has been regulating temperature and humidity for thousands of years. Due to the large temperature differences between day and night, the wines are fresh and ripe. The number of hours of sunshine far exceeds the Austrian average. The Bandkräftn vineyard has a soil of heavy clay soil with a lime deposit in the subsoil. The lime promotes fruitiness, the heavy soil contributes to the fullness of the wine. |
| Harvest method | Handpicked. |
| Vinification | The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks and then aged for a year in large, used oak barrels. |
| Impression | Fruit of cherries, blackberries and blueberries. Spicy. White pepper and bay leaf. Earthy. Exuberant and expressive. Medium body. Soft, ripe tannins. |
| Did you know? | The Landauer family has been making wines on its domain in the Austrian wine town of Rust since 1650. |