Winery Gerhard PimpelOptime

Red wine of Carnuntum of Weinland of Austria

3.9

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Optime of Winery Gerhard Pimpel is a red wine from the region of Carnuntum of Weinland.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).

Food and wine pairings with Optime

Pairings that work perfectly with Optime

Beef

Game (deer, venison)

Original food and wine pairings with Optime

The Optime of Winery Gerhard Pimpel matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of traditional hungarian goulash or duck breast with spices, roasted figs with honey and port.

Details and technical informations about Winery Gerhard Pimpel's Optime.

Winery

Winery Gerhard Pimpel

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

14.5°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

Optime - 2015

In the top 100 of of Carnuntum wines

Average rating: 3.6

Optime - 2011

In the top 100 of of Carnuntum wines

Average rating: 4.2

The best vintages of Optime from Winery Gerhard Pimpel are 2011, 2015

Informations about the Winery Gerhard Pimpel

The winery offers 15 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Carnuntum in the region of Weinland

The Winery Gerhard Pimpel is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Carnuntum to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 4000 of of Austria wines

In the top 3500 of of Carnuntum wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Carnuntum

The wine region of Carnuntum is located in the region of Niederösterreich of Weinland of Austria. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Markowitsch or the Domaine Weingut Artner produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Carnuntum are Zweigelt, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Carnuntum often reveals types of flavors of pepper, tropical fruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or butter.

The wine 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.

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