Winery HöllererCuvée Zweigelt - Merlot
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Zweigelt and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Cuvée Zweigelt - Merlot from the Winery Höllerer
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Zweigelt - Merlot of Winery Höllerer in the region of Weinland is a with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Zweigelt - Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Zweigelt - Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Zweigelt - Merlot
The Cuvée Zweigelt - Merlot of Winery Höllerer matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, traditional lamb couscous (from algeria) or duck breast with honey-orange sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Höllerer's Cuvée Zweigelt - Merlot.
Discover the grape 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 !)
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Zweigelt - Merlot from Winery Höllerer are 0
Informations about the Winery Höllerer
The Winery Höllerer is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Niederösterreich to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Niederösterreich
Niederösterreich, or Lower Austria, is a wine region in the Northeast of Austria bordering Slovakia and the Czech Republic. It is the country's largest wine region, both geographically and in terms of production. There are around 28,000 hectares (69,000 acres) of vineyards. These are responsible for roughly half of Austria's total wine output.
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.
The word of the wine: Severe
Said of a red wine that is generally young, very marked by tannins and astringent. See austere.
