Winery AssigalIII Weissburgunder
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The III Weissburgunder of the Winery Assigal is in the top 40 of wines of Südoststeiermark.
Details and technical informations about Winery Assigal's III Weissburgunder.
Discover the grape variety: Millot Léon
Interspecific crossing between the 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (vitis riparia X vitis rupestris) and the goldriesling obtained by Eugène Kühlmann (1858-1932) around 1911 and marketed around 1921. With these same parents, he obtained among others the Maréchal Foch. Léon Millot is still found in Canada, the United States, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Poland and England. In France, where it was grown for a long time in Alsace, it is no longer grown in the vineyards, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of III Weissburgunder from Winery Assigal are 0
Informations about the Winery Assigal
The Winery Assigal is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Südoststeiermark to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Südoststeiermark
The wine region of Südoststeiermark is located in the region of Steiermark of Steirerland of Austria. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Neumeister or the Domaine Winkler-Hermaden produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Südoststeiermark are Zweigelt, Gewurztraminer and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Südoststeiermark often reveals types of flavors of lychee, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, non oak or oak.
The wine region of Steirerland
Steiermark, or Styria, is the southernmost wine producing region in Austria, based around the city of Graz and stretching out towards the border with Slovenia. The hilly terrain and the region's cool take on the MediterraneanClimate mean that viticulture here is markedly different from the rest of Austria. Steiermark's specialties include Sauvignon Blanc, wines made from the Traminer family and Schiclher, a rustic local rosé made from Blauer Wildbacher. Hardonnay">Chardonnay (often labeled "Morillon"), Weissburgunder and Welschriesling are other important varieties grown here.
The word of the wine: Vinification of sweet wines
Moelleux and liquoreux wines are characterized by the presence of residual sugars (natural sugar of the grape), not transformed into alcohol under the effect of yeasts. The fermentation is stopped by cold and by the addition of sulphur dioxide (sulphur).
