Glatt & Verkehrt Barrique Zweigelt - Winzer Krems

The powerful Glatt & Verkehrt Barrique Zweigelt from Winzer Krems shimmers into the glass with a dense light red. Tilting the glass a bit, a transition of the wine color towards garnet red is visible at the edges of this barrel-aged wine. When swirling the glass, this red wine reveals a high viscosity, which is evident in church windows at the rim of the glass. The bouquet of this red wine from Lower Austria delights with hints of blackberry jelly. It is its fruity nature that makes this wine so special.

The Winzer Krems Glatt & Verkehrt Barrique Zweigelt presents itself to the wine enthusiast wonderfully dry. This red wine is never coarse or meager, but round and smooth. On the tongue, this powerful red wine is characterized by a tremendously powerful texture. Due to its vital fruit acidity, the Glatt & Verkehrt Barrique Zweigelt is wonderfully fresh and lively on the palate. In the finish, this very storable red wine from the wine-growing region of Lower Austria finally inspires with exceptional length. Once again, hints of blackberry jelly appear. In the aftertaste, mineral notes of the soils dominated by clay and loess soil join in.

Vinification of the Winzer Krems Glatt & Verkehrt Barrique Zweigelt

The basis for the powerful Glatt & Verkehrt Barrique Zweigelt from Austria are grapes from the Zweigelt grape variety. The grapes grow under optimal conditions in Lower Austria. Here, the vines dig their roots deep into soils of loam and loess. When perfectly ripe, the grapes for Glatt & Verkehrt Barrique Zweigelt are harvested exclusively by hand without the use of coarse and barely selective grape harvesters. After the harvest, the grapes are quickly taken to the winery. Here they are sorted and carefully broken up. Then fermentation takes place in small wood at controlled temperatures. After fermentation is complete, the powerful Glatt & Verkehrt Barrique Zweigelt is aged for several more months in oak barriques.

Food recommendation for the Winzer Krems Glatt & Verkehrt Barrique Zweigelt

This Austrian wine is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15 - 18°C. It is perfect as an accompanying wine to vegetable couscous with beef meatballs, goose breast with gingered red cabbage and marjoram or roasted calf's liver with apples, onions and balsamic vinegar sauce.

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