Wines made from Zweigelt grapes of Weinland
Discover the best wines made with Zweigelt as a single variety or as a blend of Weinland.
More informations about the variety Zweigelt
Intraspecific crossing between the saint laurent and the limberger realized in 1922 and in Austria by Fritz Zweigelt (1888/1964) who named it rotburger. Very well known in Austria, it can be found in most Eastern countries, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, the United States, etc. In France, it is not very well known and yet this variety has interesting qualities when vinified as a single variety for both red and rosé wines. - Synonyms: rotburger, klosterneuburger, zweigelt blau, blauer-zweigelt in Germany, zweigeltrebe in Austria, Great Britain and the Czech Republic, blauer zwelgetrabe in Hungary, etc. (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here !)
More informations about the region of Weinland
Weinviertel DAC – whose name translates as "wine quarter" – is an appellation in Niederösterreich (Lower Austria). It is by far the largest Districtus Austriae Controllatus wine region in Austria. It was also the first Austrian wine region to be given that title, in 2002, with a DAC Reserve designation added in 2009. The designation applies only to white wines from the Grüner Veltliner Grape variety.
What are the typical flavors of the Zweigelt grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 17% of Zweigelt
- SpicesPresent in 14% of Zweigelt
- OakPresent in 13% of Zweigelt
- Black fruitPresent in 13% of Zweigelt
- EarthPresent in 11% of Zweigelt
- Non oakPresent in 10% of Zweigelt
- MicrobioPresent in 8% of Zweigelt
- Tree fruitPresent in 6% of Zweigelt
- Citrus fruitPresent in 4% of Zweigelt
- FloralPresent in 4% of Zweigelt
- CherryPresent in 4% of Zweigelt
- VegetalPresent in 3% of Zweigelt
- BlackberryPresent in 3% of Zweigelt
- Red fruitPresent in 3% of Zweigelt
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Zweigelt
- StrawberriesPresent in 2% of Zweigelt
- RaspberryPresent in 2% of Zweigelt
- CranberryPresent in 2% of Zweigelt
- MushroomPresent in 2% of Zweigelt
- OakyPresent in 2% of Zweigelt