Winery KollwentzEichkogel
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, pork or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Eichkogel of Winery Kollwentz in the region of Weinland often reveals types of flavors of oaky, smoke or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, leather or dark fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Eichkogel
Pairings that work perfectly with Eichkogel
Original food and wine pairings with Eichkogel
The Eichkogel of Winery Kollwentz matches generally quite well with dishes of lamb, pork or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of pastasotto pepper merguez (risotto style pasta), rabbit with hunter's sauce or sea bream with white wine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Kollwentz's Eichkogel.
Discover the grape variety: Zweigelt
Supple and fruity reds with a vivid ruby colour, soft tannins and snappy acidity, with aromas of sour cherry, raspberry, red plum and gentle spices. Made as easy-drinking young reds and as more structured, oak-aged cellar wines. The most planted red variety in Austria (Burgenland, Carnuntum, Neusiedlersee), created in 1922 by Friedrich Zweigelt in Klosterneuburg, a cross of saint laurent × blaufränkisch.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Eichkogel from Winery Kollwentz are 2009, 2007, 2004, 2011 and 2008.
Informations about the Winery Kollwentz
The Winery Kollwentz is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Burgenland to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Burgenland
Cradle of great Austrian reds. Signature Blaufränkisch: structured, spicy reds with black fruits (blackberry, black cherry), firm tannins and lively acidity, mineral profile. More supple Zweigelt on red fruit. Lively Welschriesling, peppery Grüner Veltliner, round Chardonnay whites.
The wine region of Weinland
Vast German-speaking region in north-eastern Switzerland, the country's largest production area. Signature Pinot Noir (Blauburgunder): fine, fresh reds with notes of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth and sweet spices, silky tannins. Elegant, delicate style, often barrel-aged. Also light, floral Müller-Thurgau (Riesling-Sylvaner), lively, lemony native Räuschling, ample Pinot Gris.
The word of the wine: Cuvée prestige (champagne)
Vintage or not, it is composed of a selection of terroirs and generally comes from the first press after eliminating the very first juices that come out of the press. The best known? Dom Pérignon, Cristal de Roederer, Grand Siècle de Laurent-Perrie, Louise at Pommery. In fact, all the houses and most of the independent winegrowers have their own prestige cuvee.
