Winery Taferner - Gletscherkonig

Winery TafernerGletscherkonig

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Gletscherkonig of Winery Taferner is a red wine from the region of Carnuntum of Weinland.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Zweigelt and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, pork or poultry.

Details and technical informations about Winery Taferner's Gletscherkonig.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Gletscherkonig - 2015
In the top 100 of of Carnuntum wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Gletscherkonig from Winery Taferner are 2015

Informations about the Winery Taferner

The winery offers 34 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Carnuntum in the region of Weinland

The Winery Taferner is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Carnuntum to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Weinland
In the top 5500 of of Austria wines
In the top 150 of of Carnuntum wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 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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Sweet wine obtained by pressing frozen berries harvested in the middle of winter.

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