Wines made from Zweigelt grapes of Croatia
Discover the best wines made with Zweigelt as a single variety or as a blend of Croatia.
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 wines of Croatia
Croatia is an important wine-producing country on the Adriatic Sea, at the western end of Europe's Balkan Peninsula. Formerly Part of Yugoslavia, it borders Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro. Export trade, although modest, has grown over the past two decades. The main Croatian styles are Dry white wines of Grasevina (WelschRiesling) and Malvasia, and rustic, Full-bodied red wines.
What are the typical flavors of the Zweigelt grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 6% of Zweigelt
- EarthPresent in 4% of Zweigelt
- OakPresent in 4% of Zweigelt
- Non oakPresent in 3% of Zweigelt
- Black fruitPresent in 3% of Zweigelt
- SpicesPresent in 2% of Zweigelt
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Zweigelt
- Citrus fruitPresent in 2% of Zweigelt
- Tropical fruitPresent in 1% of Zweigelt
- Tree fruitPresent in 1% of Zweigelt
- FloralPresent in 1% of Zweigelt