Wines made from Zweigelt grapes of Burgenland
Discover the best wines made with Zweigelt as a single variety or as a blend of Burgenland.
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
Burgenland is a large wine-producing region on the eastern border of Austria. Despite the country's image as the producer of some of the world's finest white wines, Austria is also home to a thriving red wine culture: Burgenland, with its sunny, continental summers, is the country's key red wine region, with its wines based mainly on the Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt grape varieties. Sweet, botrytized wines are also a specialty of the region, particularly in the Terroir surrounding the Neusiedlersee lake. The region occupies a narrow strip of land that runs from the Danube River down to Steiermark in the South.
What are the typical flavors of the Zweigelt grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 80% of Zweigelt
- OakPresent in 78% of Zweigelt
- EarthPresent in 75% of Zweigelt
- Black fruitPresent in 75% of Zweigelt
- Non oakPresent in 74% of Zweigelt
- SpicesPresent in 69% of Zweigelt
- MicrobioPresent in 39% of Zweigelt
- FloralPresent in 26% of Zweigelt
- Citrus fruitPresent in 24% of Zweigelt
- Dried fruitPresent in 23% of Zweigelt
- VegetalPresent in 19% of Zweigelt
- CherryPresent in 16% of Zweigelt
- PlumPresent in 14% of Zweigelt
- Tree fruitPresent in 13% of Zweigelt
- SmokePresent in 13% of Zweigelt
- EarthyPresent in 12% of Zweigelt
- BlackberryPresent in 12% of Zweigelt
- OakyPresent in 12% of Zweigelt
- Red fruitPresent in 11% of Zweigelt
- LeatherPresent in 11% of Zweigelt